Posted on January 4, 2010 by hometownrent
Have you ever wondered what thousands of renters think about the rental ads they see online? Every day HomeTownRent extends the reach of property managers’ rental listings by distributing them to other helpful rental advertising websites. One such destination, rentBits, completed a helpful survey of over 1,000 renters to gain insights into the most important [...]
Filed under: Landlords & Property Managers, Rental Market News | Tagged: rental market stats, rentBits survey, renter preferences, renter survey | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 1, 2010 by hometownrent
Members of the HomeTownRent team are always working to build strong relationships with property managers and landlords who advertise their rental properties on HomeTownRent’s websites. Through the development of these relationships, it becomes clear that each property manager is different from the next, with a background and business model that is as diverse as the [...]
Filed under: Landlords & Property Managers | Tagged: blogging, Facebook, LinkedIn, property management, social media, social media marketing, twitter | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 2, 2009 by hometownrent
In a challenging rental and real estate market, property managers and landlords can’t afford a poor showing. These days, more and more property managers are “Staging” their rental units to help prospective renters get a feel for the property with furniture.
Traditionally, Staging has been limited to the real estate and vacation rental market. But today, [...]
Filed under: Landlords & Property Managers | Tagged: advanced staging, furnishing a rental, home staging, staging, staging a rental, staging consultations, staging with furniture | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 30, 2009 by hometownrent
During the 2009 NARPM Convention and Tradeshow in Orlando, Sina Shekou of PropertyWare.com presented an educational workshop titled, “The Green Property Management Office,” in which Shekou explored the many ways that property managers can positively impact the planet by adopting more environmentally-friendly business practices. Shekou’s presentation began with a slideshow of graphs documenting the dramatic [...]
Filed under: Landlords & Property Managers | Tagged: global warming, green property management, green property management office, green property manager, green rentals, greenpropertymanager.org, Montreal Protocol, NARPM, NARPM 2009 convention, NARPM 2009 trade show, paperless office, Propertyware, Sina Shekou | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 28, 2009 by hometownrent
Scam. Spam. Fraud. Students beware of the following websites:
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These websites and many more are spammers, scammers and full of fraudulent business practices. In October 2009, we noticed people signing up on HomeTownRent websites with strange email addresses and poorly-written rental listings which were actually ads with links back to one of these sites. A [...]
Filed under: Landlords & Property Managers, Renters | Tagged: academia-research.com, bestessay.com, besttermpaper.com, essay scams, essay writing scams, essaywriters.net, masterpapers, masterpapers.com, paper writing scams, resume writing scams, resumesplanet.com, rushessay.com, spam, superiorpapers.com, writersassembly | 6 Comments »
Posted on September 10, 2009 by hometownrent
Have you ever wondered about the traffic of a rental website, or the dynamics of the rental market in your town? In this article, the HomeTownRent team gives a sneak peak at the Google Analytics data for our rental advertising website in Iowa City, IA: IowaCityRent.com. This site has been helping Iowa City landlords and property managers advertise and lease their rentals since 2003, and the traffic to the site is a great reflection of the dynamics in this and many other rental markets.
Filed under: Landlords & Property Managers, Rental Market News | Tagged: google analytics, Iowa City Rental market, IowaCityRent, Iowacityrent.com, rental market dynamics, rental website traffic, when to advertise rental property | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 3, 2009 by hometownrent
Since the first property managers began advertising their rental properties on HomeTownRent’s websites in 2003, the HomeTownRent team has built many valuable relationships with landlords and property managers across the country, discovering that each individual has a special story about their unique journey into the business of managing rental properties.
At a June 2009 luncheon for [...]
Filed under: Landlords & Property Managers | Tagged: Bistro 64, Emily Massey, Massey Maintenance Services, Massey Real Estate | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 2, 2009 by hometownrent
Paying rent online is becoming more and more common, easier, and safer. Property managers enjoy the ease of automatic deposits and electronic record keeping, and renters can avoid lost or late payments, and get instant confirmation that rent has been paid. The HomeTownRent team met with numerous online rent payment providers at various trade shows, and after a lot of research decided to partner with eRentPayment.
Filed under: Landlords & Property Managers, Renters | Tagged: Automatic Rent Payment, eRentPayment, Mailing Rent Checks, Online Rent, Online Rent Payment, Paying Rent Online | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 19, 2009 by hometownrent
You can now advertise an individual listing using a distinct HomeTownRent URL! For example, a Madison WI landlord has a great executive rental available year-round. They can use either of the follow links to send prospective renters directly to their listing on MadisonRent.com:
http://www.madisonrent.com/wi/middleton/100523-newer-executive-home-on-lake-mendota
http://www.madisonrent.com/100523
Notice that the second, shorter link shows the unique Listing ID for the [...]
Filed under: Company News & Updates, Landlords & Property Managers | Tagged: HomeTownRent url, Listing ID, perma-link, unique url | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 19, 2009 by hometownrent
New and seasoned property managers and landlords often ask us, what legal information do I need to know to manage my property well, treat my tenants right and avoid legal headaches and hassles. Well, if there is one book the HomeTownRent team recommends for EVERY landlord, it is NOLO’s Every Landlord’s Legal Guide. You can now order this essential book through HomeTownRent for $13.00 off the retail price – just use our affiliate link in this article.
Filed under: Landlords & Property Managers | Tagged: Every Landlord's Legal Guide, fair housing, landlord, legal fees, legal information, NOLO, Real Estate professional, rental agreement | 1 Comment »
