Posted on August 16, 2010 by hometownrent
Protecting yourself from eviction seems simple. Pay your rent on time, don’t be loud or destructive, and maintain a genial relationship with your landlord, and you should be able to live happily in a rented property for years. Theoretically, this is true. However, there is an eviction risk many renters are unaware of or simply [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2010 by hometownrent
Dear HomeTownRent customers, fans, and friends; On Sunday evening, June 27th, HomeTownRent implemented our biggest “code launch” (changes to our website and system) in years. We are excited to announce a successful upgrade to our entire system architecture, database structure, listing management, and photo upload process. That’s techie talk for an even faster, leaner, and [...]
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Posted on June 29, 2010 by hometownrent
You’ve seen it before, the guest who becomes the new roommate, but how do you prevent it from happening to you? Over the course of your rental period, you and your roommate will most likely have guests. To avoid the “guest-roommate effect” you should establish a guest policy with your roommate, preferably before you ever [...]
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Posted on May 24, 2010 by hometownrent
Coldwell Banker recently compiled data on median home prices and organized the information by major college football conference. The data, which at first glance seems like fun trivia, reveals a truth about the current real estate market: College towns continue to provide an excellent opportunity for real estate investors, even in this economic downturn. The [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2010 by hometownrent
A decade ago, the world of property management was fairly straight-forward, at least from a technology standpoint. A property manager would be responsible for one or two properties, and a day would consist largely of showing properties, bookkeeping, basic maintenance, and fielding calls about clogged toilets or broken dishwashers. However, like virtually every other market [...]
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Posted on April 6, 2010 by hometownrent
Do you ever leave a visit to an apartment community thinking “I wish I would’ve asked ______.” With our list below, you can pursue your apartment hunt with fewer unanswered questions. Here are the top 10 essential questions to ask and actions to take when looking for your new apartment to rent. First you want [...]
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Posted on March 15, 2010 by hometownrent
With so much media attention on falling home prices, many home owners and renters are interested in knowing the changing rental rates in their town. We at HomeTownRent have the luxury of seeing a lot of data over the years and in many different cities. Our friend at RentVine.com, Dave Dugdale, created great tools to [...]
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