Finding a Tenant: How Long Does it Take?

How long does it take to find a tenant? When your property is on the rental market, you want to find a tenant as quickly as possible. It should not take more than 30 days to find a qualified tenant. Rentals that are in high demand should rent faster, often within 1-2 weeks. Single family…

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How to get rid of unwanted pets

I just read an article about an evicted tenant that left behind 85 dogs. If your tenant has an unauthorized pet at your rental property. You might think you know how to handle it, but you might be doing it the wrong way. I’m Kyle at TrueDoor Property Management. Fortunately the dogs from that story…

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How to Market a Rental Property

Hi property owners! Today I’m going to show you how to market a rental property. We lease hundreds of properties a year. Fortunately, there’s a high demand for housing in Orange County. Low supply and a lot of people have made a great market for rental properties. That doesn’t mean you can just throw up…

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2022: Rents are Up!

Great News property owners, rental prices are on the rise!!! Sam Fernley here with TrueDoor Property Management creating content for realtors and property owners here in Southern California. Rental prices keep going up up up and up, while the inventory is dwindling down down down and down. If you are on the bubble about renting…

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When to Start Looking for a Tenant

Hi rental property owners. When should you put your rental property on the market and begin looking for a tenant? In this article I break down the answer into 3 points that affect when to start marketing the rental. The condition of the property. Should you put your property up for rent while you’re still…

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How Much Rent can I Charge?

How much rent should you charge the tenant at your rental property?   Today I talk about the strategy to price a rental property, how to find the market price by reviewing comps, and when to make price adjustments. We all want to know how much rent will that investment property get!  Let’s talk about…

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What Upgrades does my Property need to find a Renter?

Hi rental property owners. What kind of work does your rental property need in order to attract a good tenant?   We help thousands of property owners get their property in what we call rent-ready condition. You might be moving out of your personal residence and turning it into a rental. Maybe your investment property…

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Rent Control in Santa Ana

Rent Control in Santa Ana has passed, what does this mean for Rental property owners in Santa Ana?? This article is specifically for property owners in Santa Ana, California, but if you have a rental in Orange County then you want to pay attention because your city might be next. This information only applies to…

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What keys does my tenant and property manager need?

Hi rental property owners, in this article I will tell you what keys your tenant and property manager need. My name is Kyle here at TrueDoor Property Management. Imagine you have a rental property and the tenant is moving in. What keys does your property manager need from you? Here’s what we want: 4 copies…

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Is the Management Fee cheaper if I have more properties?

Hi rental property owners. Can property management fees get cheaper if you have more properties? Today I will talk about how this works. Unfortunately we do not have discounts on the monthly management fee if you own multiple rental properties, and here’s why. Let’s say you are a property owner that has 3 rental properties…

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