by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 8, 2018 | Renters and Renting
The metro Phoenix area has the nation’s second-fastest growing apartment rental rates. Some renters may pay hundreds of dollars in higher rent over the next year, according to a new report from RentCafe. From September 2017 to September this year Phoenix had the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 16, 2018 | Home Buying, Renters and Renting
The latest Rent vs. Buy Report from Trulia shows that home ownership remains cheaper than renting with a traditional 30-year fixed rate mortgage in the 100 largest metro areas in the United States. This includes Phoenix, which is in the top 10 in size. These numbers...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 29, 2018 | Renters and Renting
Recent changes have been made to Arizona’s residential Landlord-Tenant Act which are generally favorable to landlords. They include changing the period of time a landlord has to hold abandoned personal property before those items can be sold or disposed of. The...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 6, 2017 | Renters and Renting
Renters insurance protects furniture, clothes and a tenant’s personal property. Instead of potentially having to re-buy the entire contents of your rental home, you could be insured for as low as $20 a month, or less than $250 per year. Coverage includes losses...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 12, 2017 | Renters and Renting
26% of renters don’t get their security deposits back when they move out, a Rent.com survey of 1,000 renters found. Landlords cite the biggest reason for withholding security deposits was tenants who moved out too early. And renters agree: 44% between the ages of 18...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 27, 2017 | Renters and Renting
If you are a landlord, there are some maintenance tasks your tenants should be doing. For example, replacing the air filters for the HVAC unit. Or making sure the batteries are functioning in the smoke detectors. These are simple yet important functions most landlords...