Let Someone Else Handle the Maintenance
While owning an apartment can be great for your wallet, if you’re not careful, it can consume all your time. There’s a lot that goes into properly managing a property, and it can easily turn into a full time job. What takes up most of a property manager’s time? Well, each situation is different, but often one of the most time-consuming jobs is taking care of maintenance issues. If you oversee your own property, every time a tenant has a maintenance issue, you’re getting the call. It can be anything from a broken light fixture to a...
read moreHow We Will Help You Serving as Your Commercial Property Manager
Commercial property management is a beast all of its own. It brings along its own problems, different than those that residential property management might present. That being said, it’s important that you have someone running your commercial property who is experienced in doing so. That someone is Real Estate Investor Service. Here’s what we can offer you: Advertising—Do you know how many office buildings are built and subsequently have trouble filling all their spaces? Thos empty offices aren’t making you any money! Let us help you...
read moreCollecting Rent is Nice…Until They Refuse to Pay
You probably never thought about this, but did you know that deadbeat tenants are more likely to target owner-managed rentals? Think about it…if there’s a chance that they aren’t going to be able to make their monthly rent payment, and they know it, then they’re going to put themselves in the best position possible. In other words, the place where they think they can get away with late rents is the place they’re most likely going to live. Why is that? Well simply put, individuals who manage their own properties often have the most...
read moreApartment Management is Key To Successful Property Investing
If you are going to invest in multi-family real estate, you need to have a plan in place for apartment management. Apartment management is the process of making sure that your apartment building is actually working for you and working for your tenants. Apartment management encompasses everything from setting and collecting rents to showing the apartment to fill vacancies to setting an operating budget to making improvements and repairs. Apartment management can be time consuming and can be difficult if you do not know what you are going. In...
read moreSomeone Else Can Act As Your Landlord
If you are thinking about investing in commercial property, you may be concerned about the investment turning into more work than it is worth. After all, many people have misconceptions about what is involved in owning apartment buildings or other commercial property. You might hear horror stories about getting calls for repairs in the middle of the night or spending all day tracking down tenants to collect the rent. In fact, there are some day-to-day issues that have to be handled when you are investing in a commercial property. However,...
read moreCondo Management Assistance
Condos present special challenges for renters and owners because of the joint ownership of common areas and because of the special ownership rules. Some of the issues that arise with condo ownership include the need to collect dues from residents in a condo; the need to manage shared funds intended for the upkeep of common spaces; the need to regularly maintain common spaces; the difficulties of complying with tax laws; and the challenges inherent in managing a condo board. For a property owner or someone with an investment in condos, tackling...
read moreCan You Make Money With Rental Properties?
Today, many people are looking for ways to make money that do not involve the bond market or the stock market. Exploring new alternatives for investments is natural in a very uncertain economic market with low interest rates. One such alternative investment is the purchase of rental properties. Of course, this leads to the question: can you make money with rental properties. The answer to this question is an unequivocal yes! With low interest rates, buying a rental property is more affordable than ever before. Once you own a rental property,...
read moreWhat Our Customers Are Saying
At Real Estate Investor Service, we understand that managing property is about more than just taking care of the leases and the logistics of running a business. Successful property management and real estate services require forming relationships with people. This includes property owners, tenants, repair and maintenance professionals and a host of others involved in the operation of a commercial building. Because people are so important in the real estate field, Real Estate Investor Service is especially proud of what our customers are...
read moreWho Is Real Estate Investor Service? (Part II)
When you own commercial real estate, especially multi-family or income producing real estate, you may need expert help from professional property management companies. Real Estate Investor Service (REIS) is a full-service real estate company, and we offer professional property management and so much more. With a focus on real estate that produces income, Real Estate Investor Service does everything you need to allow you to make money passively on your property without having to manage the day-to-day business of being a landlord. Real Estate...
read moreWho is Real Estate Investor Service?
If you are looking for a company to handle the daily ins and outs of managing your Chicago-based property, we can help you. Here’s a chance for you to get to know our company a little before you give us a call: • We’re not new to the business. Yes, there are rental property management companies popping up all over the place, but rest assured we are anything but the new kid on the block. We opened the doors to our business in 1968 and have been operating for three generations. So we guess you could say rental...
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