Lafayette Property Management Blog

Rental Properties: How to Find and Manage Profitable Rentals

Lafayette is known as the Hub City for a reason. It's a one-stop location for culture, attractions, and plenty to do, and is known as the heart of Cajun Country.Domestic visitors recently spent $500 million in Lafayette. You can get your piece of the pie when you invest in re...

Rent-to-Own Homes: A Path to Homeownership

Wanting to own a home but not having the funds for it is a reality for many Americans. Muzammil Khan was once among them, but he ultimately managed to own a $171,278 property in only 3 years.His secret? A rent-to-own approach to real estate.Here, we're going to talk about ren...

Rent Collection: How the Best Property Managers Maximize Rental Yield for Clients

According to an article published by Purdue University, Lafayette currently ranks as the top housing market in the USA for 2023. This makes it a great place to invest in rental properties to meet the growing demand in the city.Investment properties are an excellent source of pass...

Rental Property Management: Do Property Managers Pay for Repairs?

About 34% of the households across the U.S. are being rented out, but how many of them are getting top dollar for their property rentals? It can be overwhelming to navigate how to learn your way around rental property management for one or more properties without support.This is ...

3 Steps For Managing Security Deposit Refunds

Having tenants in our rental properties can be great things when we go through the proper suggested tips to find the perfect fit, but just like in anything, there can be ups and downs. Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that are not ideal and we have to start asking big...

Breaking the Lease

Most tenants sign a lease for a year at a time. This ensures that for that year, a steady income can be counted on and decisions for either finding new tenants or continuing a lease can be thought out and planned on. This helps landlords rest easy in tenant stability for the m...

Four Things That Will Keep Your Renters Happy

A happy, responsible renter is like gold, and — as with any treasure — you don’t want to lose it. If you want to enjoy long relationships with your tenants, follow these four tips for keeping them happy and ready to renew that lease. 1. No Surprises The best way to ensure ...

Getting Your Property Rent Ready

When renting out property, it’s important to make sure that you draw in as many good tenants as possible. There are many ways to do this, but one of the most effective ways is to make sure your property is absolutely ready to be sold. Spice things up, fix imperfections, rep...

Hiring A HOA Property Manager

Hiring a property manager is an easy decision for landlords who don’t want to worry about the day-to-day hassles of running a rental property. When it comes to Homeowners Associations (HOA), however, the decision isn’t so cut and dry. Typically, an HOA exists when a group ...

Importance of Association Management Meeting Minutes

Meetings are rarely on anyone’s list of favorite things to do and keeping meeting minutes is even worse. However, timely, accurate minutes are important, especially if decisions are being made about your home and community. Ideally, after the conclusion of an HOA meeting, m...