Using environmental design to protect your property and prevent crime is not a new idea. A simple search of the Internet for the ancient ruins of the Anasazi Indians in the Southwest will show pictures of their cliff pueblos. You could also search for the ancient ruins of Masad...
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If you have an ache or a pain but you can’t afford to go to the doctor, you might try to self-medicate. That’s one reason why people try to manage their own rental properties; they don’t think they can afford the expense of a property manager. Or, they don&rsq...
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On today's blog, we are going to take you to one of the properties we actually manage and show you how our team of property managers might evaluate a house and look for risks and problems that we would want to take care of before that property hits the market .Come with us on t...
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Today, we are going to talk about your water valves and how to maintain them, particularly during some of the extreme temperatures we find in Las Vegas. We're looking specifically at the back flow anti-siphon valve. This is an expensive piece of pipe and when it breaks, floods ...
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Today, the Blackbird Realty blog is at the S & J Landscaping Water Clock Training Facility to learn how to program your water clock. Las Vegas has four seasons a year which require your water clock to be changed. This is a big headache for most local property managers becau...
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The largest expense most property owners have when it comes to plumbing is the water heater.
It can cost between $800 and $1,000 to replace a water heater; and in many cases the warranty for a new water heater is only about six years. Sometimes, they don't last six years. G...
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Today, we are talking about good versus bad upgrades in rental properties. This is a question that we get quite often from our owners who want to modify their homes for a new tenant.
One area of potential upgrades is your flooring. When you are considering tile versus wood lami...
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Today we're talking about security deposits. Security deposits are important because the one thing that can get a real estate broker or an owner who manages his own property in trouble is the improper handling of the security deposit. The most important thing to know is that it...
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Contractors - Too Expensive To Use
I get a lot of questions, comments and often instructions from clients about this and I thought it would make a great blog article.
Contractors are not all created equal in the eyes of the State. Anyone can go to the municipalit...
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When it comes to renting out your property, there is always a negotiation when it comes to who will pay the utilities in the home. Usually, it is the tenant who uses them, so the tenant should pay for them. The owner is often expected to pay any HOA dues that apply. Some landlo...
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