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Grass Valley CA Summer time = Good time to check for water pipe leaks at your rental | Property Mana...

By Barrett Property Management - Tuesday, June 11, 2013

With the hot summer days upon us in Grass Valley CA, we tend to crank up the sprinklers to avoid brown lawns and weeping plants. If your rental property is on city water (either NID, PCWA, or BVID) NOW is the time to check for water leaks or excessive water consumption...

Request for Reassessment

By Barrett Property Management - Saturday, June 8, 2013

Barrett Property Management is proud to start offering services to Nevada County and Placer County property homeowners who wish to request a reassessment of their property’s value, which is set by their local County Assessor’s Office. Amelia Barrett, owner and b...

Nevada County Local Green Clean Cleaning Lady

By Barrett Property Management - Tuesday, June 4, 2013

I stumbled upon an amazing hidden gem of Nevada County last week, Ally’s Green Clean. The thing that caught my attention about Ally’s cleaning services is that her method of choice is steam powered cleaning. This means that the majority of her jobs are com...

Eviction Lawyer for Nevada & Placer Counties

By Barrett Property Management - Wednesday, May 29, 2013

I had the pleasure of meeting NorCal Eviction Lawyer, Elen Pass Brandt yesterday. After our 2+ hour conversation I can honestly say I feel more than comfortable referring property owners to her for eviction legal services in Nevada and Placer Counties. Here number one...

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 ...