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Pay Plans for Struggling Residents | Seattle Property Management Tips
Updated May 2, 2022. As a Seattle property management professional, we always recommend that propert...
What If Tenants Can't Pay Rent | Seattle Property Management Tips
Updated May 2, 2022. If you haven't seen it yet yourself, property owners could soon experience resi...
Seattle's Winter Eviction Ban: Seattle Apartment Managers Weigh In
Have you heard about the new winter eviction moratorium? The Seattle City Council recently passed a ...
Rent Too High? Too Low? Insight From West Seattle Property Management
Updated March 28, 2022 The ideal rental rate isn't a myth! Every investment property has a monthly r...
How to Choose a Property Management Company (Seattle)
Updated March 7, 2022 Deciding to hire a property manager is an excellent way to grow your real esta...
Hiring Seattle Rental Management Is a Smart Investment!
Updated February 3, 2022 You probably chose real estate because you can earn a significant income fr...
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Top Tips for Better Listing Photos From Seattle Rental Management
Updated on March 28, 2022 Cellphones cameras have come a long way since the early days of trying to ...
Write Effective Property Listings: Tips From Seattle Property Managers
Updated February 3, 2022 What's the buzz on your investment properties in Seattle? If people aren't ...
How To Know if a Seattle Property Is a Good Real Estate Investment
Updated January 13, 2022 How can a property investor in Seattle know if they're considering a proper...
Crucial Rental Property Maintenance Tips for Seattle Landlords
Keeping your Seattle rental property in excellent condition is a year-round effort! From preparing y...
Renting to Millennials in Seattle Is Easier Than You Might Think!
Is your rental property ready? Millennials are flocking to Seattle in droves—and they need places to...
Seattle Property Management Shares—5 Tips for Your First Investment
When you first dive into Seattle property management and own your first rental property, it’s easy t...
5 Tips for Your First Real Estate Investment
When you first dive into Seattle property management and own your first rental property, it’s easy t...
Rent Your First Apartment in Seattle
Are you searching for your very first Seattle apartment? At Real Property Associates, Inc., we’re ra...
SEATTLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SHARES – Is it better to buy or rent?
At Real Property Associates Inc., we focus on delivering simply better property management services,...
SEATTLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SHARES – About RPA
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SEATTLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SHARES - How to Screen Tenants
It’s every landlord’s desire to have a tenant who pays the rent promptly and who takes care of the r...
SEATTLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SHARES – Best places for rentals
Moving to Seattle is simply amazing; try asking anyone who resides in Seattle also referred to as "T...
SEATTLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SHARES – How to Advertise Your Property
Finding new renters for your residential rental property can be one of the most difficult tasks that...
SEATTLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - How To Increase Value Of Your Property
If you are planning to invest in real estate or if you are already a landlord, you probably want to ...
Seattle's "first-come, first-served" Rental Law Rejected by Judge
Judge rejects Seattle’s ‘first-come, first-served’ rental law as unconstitutional Choosing a tenant ...
Get Ready for Higher Property Taxes in King County
The largest property-tax increase in King County in modern history is about to go into effect:
The Streak Continues!
It's not surprising that Seattle's housing-market streak continues--now up to 15 months--but housing...
The Seattle Rental Market – A Look Back and Forward to 2018
As we enter our 28th year in business and look forward to a new year, we certainly want to recognize...
Seattle's Rental Market Forecast 2018
What 2018 Holds For Seattle’s Residential Rental Market Seattle’s 2017 was a year of many constructi...
Americans Moving Less
Though you wouldn't know it based on the influx of new residents and construction of high-rise apart...
The BLOCK Project Building Tiny Houses for Seattle's Homeless
Check out this article in Yes! Magazine to see how some local Seattle folks are taking a grassroots ...
How the GOP Tax Cut Affects Homeowners
According to this article in Business Insider, both the House and Senate versions of the GOP tax cut...
New Regulations for Short-Term Seattle Rentals
In addition to the new Airbnb and other short-term rental taxes voted on by the City Council last mo...
Toys for Tots at RPA
Once again RPA is proud to sponsor #ToysforTots this holiday season! If you would like to participat...
Find a Home, Become a Star!
If you, or someone you know, will be looking for a home to rent in Seattle in early 2018, check out ...
Seattle Rental Market Update
Good news for Seattle landlords as recent reports reveal that rent prices throughout the Seattle are...
New Tax for Airbnb Rentals
On Monday, the Seattle City Council voted in favor of a per-night tax on short-term rental propertie...
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Is the Seattle Real Estate Bubble Going To Burst?
Not anytime soon, according to this Seattle Times article by Mike Rosenburg. Seattle has been the ho...
Second group sues the city of Seattle over their new Tenant Ordinance
As a Seattle area property management company, we have heard many threats from landlords who are "up...
Why Seattle Rental Property Owners Are Considering A/C?
As a premiere Seattle property management company, we make it our duty to keep our clients informed ...
First Lawsuit for the New First In Time Ordinance Seattle
The Seattle Times reports the first lawsuit to Seattle's new landlord / tenant ordinance. We have he...
City Council Approves U District Upzone
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/u-district-upzone-handful-of-landowners-have-most-...
Preventative Rental Property Maintenance Advice for Your Seattle Home
Maintaining your rental property effectively will help you preserve its condition and increase your ...
Seattle is #1 Housing Market - Once Again
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/seattle-chugs-along-as-americas-hottest-home-market...
Rental Marketing How To – Seattle Property Management Advice
Rental advertising has evolved from placing nickel ads in the classified section of local newspapers...
Best Rental Improvements for Top Dollar Rent in Seattle
To earn top rent in the Seattle market, you need to provide a property that’s desirable and modern. ...
Washington Eviction Process Legal Advice | Need to Know's
Seattle property management companies and landlords need to follow a series of specific steps when p...
Seattle’s record apartment boom is ready to explode; meaning for rents
THE SEATTLE TIMES MIKE ROSENBERG Seattle’s record apartment boom is ready to explode; what it means ...
Someone found some humor in the Seattle rental market
THE SEATTLE TIMES BENJAMIN WOODARD ‘Sweet deal’: Ad for $2,000-a-month gingerbread house in Central ...
Seattle Property Management News: New “First in Time” Ordinance
An important update that will soon affect landlords, property managers and owners of rental property...
Seattle's Rental Law and Unintended Consequences
The first-come, first served renter's law has the best of intentions. But sometimes interventions in...