Riverside Property Management Blog

Property owners believe that having a home warranty for a rental property is a great idea and is more cost effective. Well, let me tell you that, this is far from the truth. What Management One has seen, over the last 30-years of property management, is that home warranties are more of a nightmare than a benefit to homeowners and tenants....

It’s Monday morning, and you had a great long weekend off work. You hit your snooze button too many times, and you realize you are going to be late to work. You dash through your morning routine and grab your keys and your cell phone. You jump in your car and hit the garage remote to open the garage door. Suddenly you hear a loud no...

You pull into your driveway after a nice evening out with the family, open the garage door and are greeted with a wall of water. First thought is, “what the heck is going on here?” Your second thought is, “All my Christmas decorations are ruined.”Then panic ensues: where is all this water coming from, how do I shut...

A quick guide to get your security deposit back after moving out of a rentalIf you have ever rented a place, a car, or tables for a party, you may have asked yourself, “how do I get my security deposit back?”It is such a simple question with such a complex answer.Why is the answer complex? Because there are a lot of variables;...

Over the last 15 years as an inspector, I have seen firsthand the effects of deferred maintenance on a home. Here at Management One, we believe wholeheartedly in maintaining properties to avoid the pitfalls of deferred maintenance.Every house has costs: Cost to buy, property tax cost, and cost to maintain, these are the big three on the l...

Before we can address the concern about giving up such a substantial amount, and whether or not we will see it again, we need to ask ourselves, “What is the security deposit really for?” and “Why is it such a big amount?” Even though both questions impact each other, they really have their own specific answer.What ...

People ask us this all the time, “My tenant has not paid rent, now what do I do? How much does it cost to file an eviction on my tenant? My short answer is, the cost depends on the County in which the rental property is located. The long answer is, “the cost is more than just the actual cost to file the eviction.”Let me ...