Remember most of your potential tenants will not personally see your property before they rent it and are going to be making their lodging choice directly from the photos you have posted on the CHBO...
read moreNeed to cosmetically upgrade faded paint, chipped walls, scratched floors or heavily worn carpets or even remodel a rental? There's the do-it-yourself method and then there's professional help;...
read moreI keep reading articles about how the American consumer wants to negotiate on everything they buy and how even in large box stores consumers are getting deals just by asking. Negotiating is nothing...
read moreBelieve it or not, the art of cold-calling applies in the field of property management as well. So why should you pick up that phone? 1. It's a renters' market. 2. The hey days of the dot-com...
read moreIf you're furnishing your home as a corporate rental, don't buy a bed with a foot board. We got a request this week from a potential tenant who is tall - he requires a king bed or queen bed without a...
read moreThis week CorporateHousingbyOwner.com and my other business, AvenueWest, were featured inForbes magazine. Forbes touts corporate housing as the "better alternative" to hotels - something...
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Corporate Housing 101
Marketing a Rental
Have you heard the old adage, “How do you eat an elephant?” The answer to the question is, “bite by bite.” While no one “eats” elephants, this old adage shows that you have to tackle big...
read moreFurnishing a kitchen in a corporate rental can be a tedious task. You need to have everything ready and available from a potato peeler and cheese grater to a salad bowl and cutting board. A good...
read moreChanging the locks is a common practice in the long-term rental market. However, in the corporate housing market, where rental turnover is quick, it is not very cost-effective to change out the door...
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