8 Reasons to Hire a Property Manager
Owning an investment property can be a great way to earn passive income each month. However, depending on the type of investment property and how many tenants you have, you may quickly realize that th…Read More
Keeping a Pulse on The Real Estate Market
Unless you have the time, or find investigating real estate market trends interesting, you won’t have much of an idea of where your rental price should be or the other important financial factors for your rental property. An experienced property management company like HIP Realty takes pride in being ahead of the curve in regard to predicting real estate trends and adapting quickly. A property management company uses data based on several properties in an area and makes conclusions based on the upcoming financial trends and where the real estate market is going. For example, if a new company is relocating to Lincoln, there will be an uptick in the population and the unemployment rate will decrease. This results in more people needing to rent, and more people wanting to rent a nicer space due to a promotion or pay increase from a new job. Without having your finger on the pulse, you won’t be able to make prediction-based improvements to your pricing structure. You won’t be able to get as much money from your rental property as it’s worth without that data in your back pocket. But, a capable property management company will keep tabs on those changes in the local environment and set your rental rates and even pet deposits according to the right trends in town.
Lower Vacancy
Due to a property management company’s resources, you’ll see your vacancy rate drop when you sign on with them. This is due to a couple of factors, the first being that they have a better calibrated understanding of not just the real estate market in your area, but the rental market as well. They can make timely, nimble decisions based on changing trends faster due to this information they access to more readily than the average citizen landlord. This allows them to keep your rent competitively priced, rather than just following blind market trends of raising the price of a unit when the market seems flush and therefore pricing yourself out of the market. They also have access to better marketing and advertising tools than the average citizen does. It’ll become their job to market your property and find you good, trustworthy tenants who are less likely to ruin your property or cause issues down the line. While those instances can hardly be entirely avoided, going through a property management company certainly helps to protect you from events such as those.
They’ll Handle Billing
Perhaps one of the largest benefits of hiring a property management company is that they eliminate all of the financial tasks from your todo list. They’ll have ways for your tenants to pay that are secure, convenient and gets you your passive income sooner, rather than later. Securing payments from tenants can be difficult at times, so it’s a major perk to have that entirely handled by a professional who's skilled at getting the money you need from your tenants. This is exceptionally crucial if you have a limited number of properties and therefore a much tighter flow of income.
Manage Your Relationship With Contractors
By far, one of the most time consuming parts of being a landlord is finding and building a relationship with a good set of contracting companies. Depending on the size and type of your properties in Lincoln, you’ll need a landscaping contractor to tend to your different properties. You’ll need a relationship with handyman contractors, sometimes multiples that offer different services such as carpentry and plumbing. A property management company handles all of that for you. They’ve already got a selection of good contractors in their pocket, and they know just who to contact whenever a problem with a property arises.
