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Abandoned Belongings: What To Do When Tenants Disappear

Abandoned Belongings: What To Do When Tenants Disappear Published March 25, 2021. Updated August 24, 2023. As you grow a real estate investment portfolio in Seattle, you'll encounter a wide variety of renter situations. Whether they're coming, going, or renewing a lease for another term, no two residents...

What To Do When You Discover More Renters Than Are On the Lease in Your Bellevue Property

What To Do When You Discover More Renters Than Are On the Lease in Your Bellevue Property You carefully screen renters before allowing them to move into your Bellevue rental properties. Good residents take care of your properties, pay the rent on time and follow the rules. What happens when you discover more people living in your...

'Professional Tenant?' You Need a Seattle Property Management Company

'Professional Tenant?' You Need a Seattle Property Management Company Every business has assets and liabilities. For a Seattle-area rental property owner, one of the biggest liabilities can be a 'Professional Tenant.' Not only can they be a waste of time and money, but the frustration they cause can feel like a job in...

Screening Still Matters | Tips From Property Management in Seattle

Screening Still Matters | Tips From Property Management in Seattle Updated September 29, 2022. The economy is not at its best point right now, and there is a lot of uncertainty, which makes having a vacant Seattle investment property more anxiety-inducing than usual. While it might seem like a good idea to hand a...

When Evictions Are Banned | Tips From Property Management in Seattle

When Evictions Are Banned | Tips From Property Management in Seattle Updated September 29, 2022. Figuring how to survive (or better yet, thrive) during a crisis can tax all of your property management and business management skills. When life and business function as usual, you have plenty of tools at your disposal...

Washington Eviction Process Legal Advice | Need to Know's for Managing Your Seattle Rental Property

Seattle property management companies and landlords need to follow a series of specific steps when performing a residential eviction in Washington. Brian Read, an experienced landlord and tenant attorney who has worked with RPA for several years,...

Seattle's Rental Law and Unintended Consequences -- as reported by The Seattle Times

Seattle's Rental Law and Unintended Consequences -- as reported by The Seattle Times The first-come, first served renter's law has the best of intentions. But sometimes interventions in the economy can go wrong. By Jon Talton,.

Real Property Associates Owner Jay Young Interviewed About Problem Tenants By Bloomberg News

Real Property Associates Owner Jay Young Interviewed About Problem Tenants By Bloomberg News Jay Young, owner of Seattle area Real Property Associates for 21 years, was recently interviewed about rental real estate and property management by Bloomberg News.
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