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The Importance of an Accurate Rental Application

American Apartment Owners Association

The importance of a thorough and accurate rental application cannot be overstated. A comprehensive rental application can protect you from undesirable tenants and future problems, such as evictions and damage to your investment property. A Comprehensive Application to Rent is available on the AAOA web site at no charge to all members.

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Finding the Perfect Multifamily Property

American Apartment Owners Association

Operating costs can consist of property taxes, real estate agent fees, utilities, maintenance, property management fees, homeowners insurance and legal fees. Take out landlord insurance A landlord insurance policy is meant to protect you as an investment property owner while safeguarding your rental properties.

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The Importance of an Accurate Rental Application

American Apartment Owners Association

The importance of a thorough and accurate rental application cannot be overstated. A comprehensive rental application can protect you from undesirable tenants and future problems, such as evictions and damage to your investment property. A Comprehensive Application to Rent is available on the AAOA web site at no charge to all members.

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Top Insurance Giants are Leaving California

Genuine Property Management

Two insurance industry giants have pulled back from California’s home insurance marketplace, saying that increasing wildfire risk, flooding, and soaring construction costs have prompted them to stop writing new policies in the nation’s most populous state.

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What Is Debt-To-Income Ratio (DTI): What Investors Need to Know

Bay Property Management Group

In turn, that could make lenders hesitant to approve your application. Lets look at them both: Front-End DTI (Housing DTI) The front-end DTI focuses only on housing expensesthings like your mortgage payment, property taxes, homeowners’ insurance, and HOA fees, if applicable. What Counts as Debt (and What Doesnt)?

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Multifamily Applicant Fraud Becoming a Widespread Challenge

Rental Housing Journal

Multifamily applicant fraud is becoming a widespread challenge for the industry as fraudsters become more inventive, according to the State of Applicant Fraud Report from Snappt , an AI document-fraud-detection company for multifamily property managers. ” To read the report, visit www.snappt.com/blog/applicant-fraud-report. .

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Average Rent In Northern Virginia: Costs & Fees Explained

Bay Property Management Group

Most of these are tied to tasks such as processing your application, securing the property, or setting up services. Lets break down some of the common ones you might run into: The Application Fee In Northern Virginia, landlords are legally permitted to charge an application fee of up to $50.

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