Property Management Revenue to Hit $48B by 2019

According to Statista, the forecasted revenue for property managers will exceed $48B by 2019. Although this is up from previous years, the revenue % growth has slowed down. As more downward pressure on rental...

Difficult Tenants? Conflict Resolution Skills Can Help.

The lease has been signed after you have verified the credit and background of a tenant, all is good, right?  Not always. What do you do when neighbors start complaining about unruly behavior taking place...

Eliminating Rental Scams Through Economics

Over the last few years, the rental industry has seen a dramatic rise in rental scams and rental scam complaints. At rentbits,  we do everything in our power to ensure rental scams don’t get sent...

3 Benefits of Screening Tenants

Question, if a potential tenant does not want you to screen them but says they will pay 6 months up front, would you do it? I hope you answered this question with an immediate...

Know Thy Neighborhood – 3 Tips for Marketing a Rental Property

When it comes to marketing a rental property online, most landlords and property managers do a good job of making sure the important information is listed.  Details like price and the number of bedrooms...

Dissecting a Rental Scam Email

There are commonalities with all rental scam emails. Below are some tips when dissecting a rental scam email. Does the email start out with Sir / Madam? Are there misspellings in the email? Are...

Rental Near Me Related Keywords up 130% YoY

If you are doing rental site SEO, you may want to add content that is relevant to those renters that are searching for rental related keywords "near me". Adding this into your title tag...

Share of Gross Rent in Household Income at Dangerous Levels

Historically, the right amount of rent a person should pay on a monthly basis should be no more than 30% of their gross income. If someone earns $4,000 a month in gross income, they...

How to Get Started with SEM for Your Rentals

Where should you begin when first thinking about SEM for your rental business? First, we assume you already have a professionally designed website that is user friendly. If not, there are a variety of...