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Install Good Quality Blinds in a Rental

By Barrett Property Management - Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Tenants really appreciate uniform quality blinds throughout a home. If the property owner does not provided the blinds, the tenant will end up putting holes in the walls to create their own desired privacy. And, at $25+ per hold to fix when the tenant moves out, the b...

Maintain appliances in a rental for maximum longevity

By Barrett Property Management - Monday, May 13, 2013

Informative article from the American Apartment Owners Association on how to maintain appliances in a rental for maximum longevity. [cornerbox color=”000000″ backgroundcolor=”a3a299″ bordercolor=”000000″ borderwidth=”1″ borderstyle=”dashed” icon=...

Repair your Credit to get the Nevada County Rental you want!

By Barrett Property Management - Thursday, May 2, 2013

Spring and summer are some of the busiest seasons of the year for Nevada County Property Managers. It is prime time to move because of good weather and because of that, most leases end during the months of May, June, and July. With ending leases comes new applicants. ...

Assessing Trees on your Grass Valley Rental Property

By Barrett Property Management - Monday, April 22, 2013

Here is a great article posted on the houselogic.com website regarding how to assess trees on your property and if they’re in danger of falling over. [cornerbox color=”000000″ backgroundcolor=”a3a299″ bordercolor=”000000″ borderwidt...

Grass Valley Property Management’s Unique Concerns

By Barrett Property Management - Tuesday, April 16, 2013

I just added a new page to the BarrettPM.com website regarding Grass Valley Property Management’s unique issues and concerns. You can view it under the Extras tab, and then click on Grass Valley Property Management | Unique Concerns. If you know of another concern r...

Tenants: How to get your security deposit refund

By Barrett Property Management - Sunday, April 14, 2013

Security Deposit 101 The number one priority for all Grass Valley, Nevada City, Auburn, and Colfax tenants is to maximize their security deposit refund when moving out of a rental property. I’ve created a simple list that tenants can use as a guide to help maximize ...

Preparing your rental property for a tenant

By Barrett Property Management - Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Amelia Barrett’s article: “Preparing your rental property for a tenant” was featured in the 4/11/13 edition of The Union’s Showcase. The Showcase is a great resource for Real Estate and Investment for Grass Valley, Nevada City, and surrounding area homeowners. This is the...

Auburn Property Management

By Barrett Property Management - Monday, April 8, 2013

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Filling Your Grass Valley Rental Vacancy

By Barrett Property Management - Thursday, April 4, 2013

I recently received an email inquiry from a Grass Valley rental property owner as to why their vacancy wasn’t being filled even after they reduced the rental rate $50. I am sharing my response with hopes to enlighten other owners/investors out there about w...

Grass Valley Property Management Industry Update

By Barrett Property Management - Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The below article published by PRWeb on April 1, 2013 depicts the property management industry and it’s stability with the ever changing market. Although this content is focused on the nation as a whole, the trends seem to be very similar in the Grass ...