BETTER TENANTS, BETTER PRICE, BETTER LIFE RENTVEST TIM HOUGHTEN
Geeking Out the Property Management
Industry
Obviously, managing such a vast portfolio and
providing great service at these low rates
couldn’t be done without some great
technology.
Spencer
explains
this
is
empowered at a high level at RentVest thanks
to having an inhouse tech team and full time
programmer to custom code solutions. people.
This includes providing owners and renters a
live online dashboard which is updated in real
time. Owners are able to watch as the rent
comes in, maintenance requests are received,
and how fast they are dealt with. Tenants can
pay their rent, see that their concerns are
being addressed, and know when maintenance
contractors are scheduled to come out.
Additionally, the firm creates videos of
properties on movein and out which both
serves
landlords
and
squashes
any
disagreements over tenant deposit refunds.
When to Call
One of the biggest challenges for rental property investors today is that they
reach out for property management help too late in the game. Spencer says
they will receive calls from rental property owners with vacant properties,
and perhaps are just finding out that their salesperson overestimated the
potential rent by $400 a month, or may have forgotten to highlight the $500
a month in HOA dues which completely erodes cash flow.