Broker Blog - Rehab and Repairs
Holiday Tips on Preparing To Rent Your Home
Monday, December 3rd, 2018
The holidays are approaching! It’s a time to reflect on the past year, look to the future, and celebrate the present with those around us. At Austin Fleck Property Management of Gilbert, we would like to give a somewhat humorous take on one practical aspect of rental property ownership, as seen through the eyes of … Read More
Four Ways to Encourage Lease Renewals in Gilbert
Friday, November 30th, 2018
At Austin Fleck Property Management of Gilbert, AZ and the surrounding valley, we have many types of tenants. Since we are part of a thorough vetting process for our renters, we usually want to keep most of them (once in a while, we’re OK to let a tenant explore other options). In our last post … Read More
What Phoenix Renters Want in a Home
Friday, November 23rd, 2018
Both the renter and the rental property owner are interested in a good deal. At Austin Fleck Property Management in Gilbert, we know the longer a good tenant stays in a rental, the better it is for the owner. So as a property management company that successfully matches tenants and owners, we need to know … Read More
A Clean Sweep in Phoenix, AZ
Friday, September 28th, 2018
As a rental property management company serving Phoenix, AZ and the surrounding communities, Austin Fleck Property Management knows the value of cleanliness. That’s why between tenants, we engage a trusted cleaning service to do a thorough deep cleaning on every property we manage. This involves more than your average weekend sweep, mop, and dust routine. … Read More
Home Warranties on Rental Properties: Yes or No?
Friday, September 14th, 2018
At Austin Fleck Property Management of Gilbert AZ, we’re asked a multitude of questions concerning insurance on rental home properties. We’ve written about Landlord and Tenant insurances in the past, so click on the links if you’d like to know more about these insurances. But there is another insurance that many rental home property owners … Read More
Everything Put Together – Falls Apart
Saturday, August 18th, 2018
Paul Simon wrote a lyric that has stood the test of time: Everything put together, sooner or later falls apart. At Austin Fleck Property Management (serving Gilbert, AZ and the Phoenix Valley), we have found this to be true, even with the best of rental homes in Phoenix. We recently went to see a lovely property … Read More
Honesty, Integrity, and Trust in Repairs
Friday, July 27th, 2018
11 At Austin Fleck Property Management (proudly serving Scottsdale, Tempe, Chandler, and the Phoenix region), we value honesty, integrity, and trust, above all. We strive to foster excellent business relationships with our rental homeowner clients, with their tenants, and with our vendors. It’s our belief that honesty is always the best policy, but unfortunately, not … Read More
Hidden Costs in Rental Home Maintenance
Friday, July 20th, 2018
At Austin Fleck Property Management in Gilbert, AZ, we recently welcomed a new vendor as part of our maintenance and landscaping teams. While completing paperwork and discussing training for the AZ Landlord and Tenant Act, this new vendor asked how we wanted to handle the 10% allowed on their bills for property management companies. We … Read More
Planning For Repairs in Phoenix, AZ
Friday, July 6th, 2018
In this week’s Austin Fleck Property Management blog post, we are continuing our Planning Series with a look at the need to plan for repairs of a single family home for rent. We will address four main repair concerns that you as a rental property owner need to anticipate. As always, if you fail to … Read More
Why Can’t I Manage It Myself?
Monday, April 30th, 2018
I own it. What can be so difficult about managing my rental property? I’ve been taking care of my own home for years, mowing the grass, making small repairs, working through the to-do list. Why can’t I manage my rental property myself? As professional property managers in Gilbert, AZ, Austin Fleck Property Management’s response is: … Read More