Tenant Issues

What Does "Turn-Key" Mean in a Rental Property Listing?


Published Date: 2012-10-10

  You’ve seen the buzzword. You’ve probably often wondered exactly what it means.  Now you can know for sure… well, sort of! Turn-key is a popular adjective used to...

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Tenant Issues

What To Do If Your Landlord Refuses to Make Repairs?


Published Date: 2012-10-03

It can be frustrating to live in a furnished rental property that is not properly attended to and maintained by the landlord. Last week we talked about both the landlord's and...

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Tenant Issues

Are Tenants Responsible for a Corporate Rental's Maintenance?


Published Date: 2012-09-26

As a tenant in a rental property, you may think you're off the hook when it comes to taking care of or maintaining your rental property, after all, you don't own it.  Chances are, however, you...

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Marketing a Rental

Why Politics Might be Bad for Corporate Housing Businesses?


Published Date: 2012-09-12

We are in the middle of a contentious political season and most Americans are feeling, well, a bit unsettled. As you may have guessed, unsettled politics can be bad for...

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Tenant Issues

Stop! Ask Your Corporate Housing Landlord These 3 Questions


Published Date: 2012-08-29

Are you a soon-to-be corporate housing tenant or renter?  If yes, before you rent, ask your landlord these three important questions: Is this property legit? Ask a lot of questions to...

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Property Management Toolbox

Addressing Travel Insurance Objections with Tenants.


Published Date: 2012-08-29

You know it’s in your tenant’s best interest to buy travel accidental rental damage insurance, but few do it for various reasons. That's when it's the landlord's job to coach their future tenants...

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Tenant Issues

Sick of Paying Security Deposits? Here's how to avoid 'em!


Published Date: 2012-08-22

This blog post is for the renter or tenant who is tired of paying expensive security deposits. As you know, security deposits often tie up a large chunk of money for an extended period of time, and,...

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Property Management Toolbox

Why Corporate Housing Landlords Should Accept Credit Cards?


Published Date: 2012-08-20

CHBO has partnered with Payment Processing, Inc. (PPI) to enable you (CHBO members) to accept credit card payments and eChecks easily and economically. You can easily take payments for bookings and...

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Financial, Legal and Tax

Austin Lawmakers Agree to Short Term Rentals...Finally!


Published Date: 2012-08-14

Austin lawmakers ruled a few weeks ago to finally allow and regulate short-term rentals after a long and contentiousness public debate. In fact, Austin City Council members reversed a decision...

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