Fair Housing is simple - do not discriminate. While this may be a basic principle, it is often not "easy" to follow, particularly in the area of handicapped or disabled persons. Many landlords often do not know or understand the legal requirements when it comes to renting to handicapped tenants, which can lead to costly lawsuits. Courts ...

If you list your home with a REALTOR®, they would advise you to take certain steps to maximize how your house would show to the public. Their recommendations may include cleaning, landscape clean up, painting, installing new flooring, changing an appliance, and more. In addition, if the house were vacant, they might even recommend...

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the online version of the TRS monthly Newsletter. Many of our clients have been requesting more online and we have been listening. In addition to this Newsletter, TRS now offers online electronic statements and documents on our secure online OWNER PORTAL through our website at terraresidential.com ...

Many of you have been requesting more online and we have been listening. TRS is pleased to announce that we are now offering online electronic statements and documents. We now have our secure online OWNER PORTAL through our website at terraresidential.com where you will have the ability to view, print, and download your monthly stateme...

As announced last month, TRS is also making a change in our monthly Owner Statements beginning this month (January). We now have the ability to place a note on your statement that gives you the details of exactly what work was performed on a particular invoice. This note will replace the invoice copy (bill) that is presently sent wi...

The 2009 year definitely has mixed reviews – interest rates are still low, the stock market is working toward recovery, and many throughout the country have been working tirelessly to help furnish jobs, feed the hungry, and aid disaster victims. However, it has been particularly difficult year for many people in 2009. There is ver...

Our newsletters cover many issues, but as we move toward 2010, we want to review twelve practices that we, as your management company, use to protect your investment. 1. Support Fair Housing  This is crucial to successful property management. This covers such a vast area such as advertising, showings, tenant selection, equal opp...

Lead base paint has been of utmost importance since March 6, 1996, when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) & Housing & Urban Development (HUD) released regulations on the Residential Lead Based Paint Hazard Control Act. Additionally, the EPA invoked the Lead-Based Paint Pre-Renovation Education Rule, requiring notification...

Many times property owners question property management services because of the fees. Now with a distressed economy, this can become an even bigger question when a difficult market puts investment finances to the test. After quoting our fees to a prospective client, we often hear - "you want that much money for just collecting the rent?"...

As experienced property managers, we have learned to recognize certain warning signs or red flags when marketing properties and taking applications. Here are some we encounter while showing properties: The applicant is willing to pay more than the offered rent and security deposit. They will pay everything in cash, but do ...