Property Management Blog

What do you do with your shredded paper? Have you ever thought of using it in your garden? In the spring and fall a wonderful use of this paper is in the garden. Simply put it around your plants and trees, wet it down and put some mulch over it. The worms love it.

Stan Humphries, chief economist at Zillow says our real estate market transition to “slow and steady” is good news. I agree with him. The investors came back to town a couple of years ago and jump started our market which raised the prices. The majority of those same...

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Is it fair to charge ‘Pet Rent’? What do you think? Our company, Avalon Realty & Oaktree Management has never charged Pet Rent. According to a recent article by Sue Manning of the Associated Press, a monthly rental payment of $10 to $50 is ...quickly becoming the ...

Are you self-managing your rental? Do you know the laws when it comes to service animals and therapy animals? This is an actual email sent to a colleague of mine and while it’s bound to make you giggle, would you know what your answer would be? Move-in date: 10/29/20...

Kitty Rodman has bequeathed $12 million to the UNLV College of Education’s special education department. The gift is the largest in the history of the College of Education and it will be used for financial scholarships for students studying to become special education teach...

Mark your calendar for next Saturday, October 11th – The Southern Nevada Solar Home Tour will take place. It’s a perfect opportunity to enter private homes and talk to the homeowners about their experiences living in a solar powered home. The cost is only $5. You driv...

Last month we had a young lady apply to rent one of the homes we manage. There were some ‘red flags’ that came up as we were processing her application. The copies of her time cards looked completely legitimate but the amount of her earnings seemed unusually high. I c...

If you're planning on renting your property you must have a Landlord’s Policy which is not the same as an Owner’s Policy. Some landlords rely on their homeowners insurance to cover their rental units. It is important to know that your homeowner’s policy most l...

The Nevada Housing Division (NHD) today launched Home is Possible, a new home buyer program that provides qualified homeowners in Clark and Washoe counties a grant of up to 4% of the loan amount to be applied toward down payment and/or closing costs. The program will be avail...