By Aaron Treloar | RE Investing
From the spooky depths of Grand Rapids Property Management, we give you a 2019 Halloween Horror Story. You will hear the rundown of an investor’s new purchase gone horribly wrong. The Quick Story One of our clients purchased a duplex investment property. They missed several key items when they did the exchange. This led to […]
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By Justin Bajema | Tenant Tips
Each property manager does things a little bit different, so to help our residents out, we will answer common questions that we receive about viewing homes, applications, the resident portal, pets and more! In this blog you will find our most common prospective and current resident questions. Prospective Resident Questions I found a home I […]
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By Jennifer Bajema | Property Management
If you have been following our blog or social media, you have heard us mention that we are making some exciting updates to our company this year. We are ready to share one with you! Please welcome our newest team member, Mary Orozco. Mary joins our team as an assistant property manager. She will be […]
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By Aaron Treloar | Leasing , Property Management
Why do we give tenants 30 days to move in with a holding deposit? This is an important question because owners want a tenant in their unit NOW. Or they want a tenant in it a week from today at the most. In this post we will explain why you DO NOT want a tenant that […]
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By Aaron Treloar | Leasing , Property Management , Tenant Tips
Welcome back to our blog. For the regulars, you probably know who I am. If you don’t and this is your first time, thanks for coming. My name is Aaron. We often get asked by our owners where we advertise our vacant rental properties. So in this blog I will go over the best places to […]
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By Eddie Beekman | Hiring a PM Company , Property Management
Almost every problem that an investor experiences with their property manager stems from a lack of communication. Whenever we hear a complaint about another company regarding maintenance, leasing, turnover or move out, it really comes down to how that manager communicated. When a manager doesn’t communicate properly, a client is left wondering what is going […]
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By Jennifer Bajema | Market Updates , Property Management
In yearly fashion, we have our 2018 Year in Review ready! 2018 was another great year at Access. Check out our infographic or listen to our video to learn the specifics! 2018 Year In Review Infographic 2019 A Look Ahead 2019 is proving to be an interesting year so far. If you read the news, […]
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By Eddie Beekman | Leasing , Property Management
In this video, Eddie takes you onsite for an in-person walkthrough of a self showing at one of our rentals. When first hearing about the concept of a self showing, people often wonder how it works. These showings are very simple and convenient for tenant prospects. In this video you will learn: What the lockbox […]
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By Eddie Beekman | Leasing
Our last blog post went over what Self Showings are and the difference from Agent Showings. So now that you understand the difference between self showings and agent showings, we can discuss which one is better. There are very real benefits to allowing prospects to self show a unit. We use this technology in […]
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By Eddie Beekman | Leasing
Property management is one of the last industries to get on board with new technology. This can benefit investors in that the technologies are well vetted, but can also slow down portfolio and income growth. At Access Property Management Group, we are often leading the charge in adopting new technology. We were the first company […]
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