Things even my property manager didn’t know about tenant insurance
Recently, we had an insurance issue where tenants had left for a week on vacation and, when they came back, there was a water problem. No one knows exactly what happened, but pipes froze, water went everywhere, and it had been leaking for days when it was discovered. Ceilings had collapsed. The tenants’ things were […]
How to handle utilities on single family rentals in Cleveland Ohio
Cleveland is a great cash flow market for investors looking to purchase property. However, there are a wide array of intricacies involved in handling the utilities for these homes. One key issue is the difference between public utilities and City of Cleveland utilities. Gas and electricity aren’t city utilities, so they can be put […]
Realty Trust Service Company Mission And Values
I wanted to take some time today to go into a little discussion on our company mission statement and our values here at Realty Trust Services. Whether you’re a new employee, a potential owner who’s considering using our property management services, a current owner we work with, a tenant, a potential tenant… whatever the case […]
Multifamily Utilities In Cleveland Ohio
If dealing with utilities for single family homes in Cleveland, Ohio wasn’t complicated enough, the process for multi-family homes is even more intricate. Now, you may have a multi-family property where the utilities are split. That is, they’re metered separately for each unit within the property. Multi-family properties like that aren’t altogether different from single […]
The Lean Property Manager?
Let’s face it, property management tends to be a backwards industry. Both in the USA and even mores so in Cleveland Ohio. In fact there maybe one or two property management companies that have been in business more than 5 years in this area. At Realty Trust Services we are constantly looking at ways to […]
Why Cleveland Ohio landlords need insurance
This past winter was a difficult one for a lot of landlords in northeast Ohio. I’ve seen ice dams, water backups, freezes on houses while tenants were away. And damages ranging from a few hundred dollars all the way up to $30,000 plus in terms of what insurance would pay. So I figured now would […]
