Property Management Blog

Rents are rising

By Barrett Property Management - Friday, May 1, 2015

According the the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual CPI (Consumer Price Index) for Primary Rental Housing increased 3.5% from March 2014 to March 2015. Why the increase in Nevada County rental market prices? People are renting now more than ever due to the “post-r...

Tenant Criminal Screening

By Barrett Property Management - Sunday, April 26, 2015

By: Amelia Barrett Last week I went down to Sacramento, CA for the annual California Association of Realtors (CAR) Legislative Day. This is a day when Realtors from all over California go to the Capitol to remind our legislators that we are here to protect p...

Grass Valley and Nevada City Landlord Tips for Rentals

By Barrett Property Management - Monday, April 13, 2015

Are you a Grass Valley or Nevada City rental property owner? Read on for landlord tips…. Here is a great read for Nevada County investment property owners from the American Apartment Owners Association, “6 Reasons Nice Guys Make Broke Landlords“. I often te...

Tips for Do-It-Yourself Rental Property Owners

By Barrett Property Management - Monday, March 16, 2015

by: Amelia Barrett America Apartment Owners Assocaition (AAOA) published a new article today geared towards “do-it-yourself” investment property owners titled: “8 Tips for New Landlords : For Rent by Owner“ This is a great article to get the Nevada County new investment p...

Nevada County Renters Are On the Rise

By Barrett Property Management - Sunday, March 8, 2015

Nevada County Renters By Amelia Barrett 2015 is shaping up to be another great year if you own rental property because Nevada County Renters are on the rise and you can expect a greater demand for your rentals if you have vacancies this year. What Is Rental Demand I...

Grass Valley, CA Home Rentals Are In DEMAND

By Barrett Property Management - Monday, February 23, 2015

If you are a Nevada County, CA tenant in search of a rental home in Nevada City, Grass Valley, Penn Valley or surroundings areas, you probably know just how “tight” the market is right now. Supply is down and demand is up for home rentals in Grass Valley and Nevada Cit...

How the Nevada County Medical Marijuana Ordinance effects homeowners and tenants

By Barrett Property Management - Monday, November 17, 2014

According to Ballot Pedia, “A Nevada County Medical Marijuana Cultivation, Measure S ballot question, also known as the Safe Cultivation Act of Nevada County, was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in Nevada County, California....

Renting Instead of Selling

By Barrett Property Management - Monday, September 22, 2014

It is becoming more and more common for Nevada County homeowners to change their minds from selling to renting. In the past few months I’ve received a handful of new clients who unexpectedly had to move out of town for work, and after trying to sell their home for many mo...

Do you know the two ground rules to every residential lease in Grass Valley, CA?

By Barrett Property Management - Thursday, March 27, 2014

We recently received a phone call from a very upset tenant (living in a Grass Valley rental property that we do not manage) looking for advice on a very black and white situation. The landlord had been entering the property unannounced since the start of the lease two years...

How to choose a GOOD contractor/handyman that is organized and timely

By Barrett Property Management - Monday, March 3, 2014

When calculating the return on your investment for improvements to an investment property, do you consider the performance timeline of the contractor/handyman? If you haven’t though about this, you should. The old concept of “double the expected time your think i...