Property Management Blog

By RentWise Property Management - Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Rent Assurance Program

Have you heard about our Rent Assurance Program? To coincide with our Eviction Protection program, RentWise Property Management also has a solution to ensure the owner’s will receive their monthly income even in the case of a full eviction. The eviction process can take be...

By RentWise Property Management - Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Why Use a NARPM Member?

NARPM® property managers have heightened expertise and industry knowledge to assist them in doing the best possible job. They are real estate professionals who know first-hand the unique challenges of managing rental property in today’s constantly changing economic and legis...

By RentWise Property Management - Wednesday, December 19, 2018

What is a Residential Management Professional?

Has your property manager received the official Residential Management Professional badge establishing them as being accomplished, qualified, educated & recommended? We have worked diligently to ensure we are meeting this highest standards within our professional industry. While ...

By RentWise Property Management - Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Investors! Q3 Vacancy Report

We are still seeing very low vacancy rates and increases in rents. Here is a summary: Ada & Canyon county vacancy rate increased just slightly from 2.0% in the second quarter of 2018 to 2.2% in the third quarter of this year. Overall the largest vacancy decrease was in multi fami...

By RentWise Property Management - Thursday, October 11, 2018

Third party pet screening to protect you and your investment

We love pets! But we know that pets come with their own set of challenges when moving them into a rental. Our third party pet screening allows owners to feel confident that the pet has been looked at in several areas to ensure the risks are low. They screen based on current vacci...

By RentWise Property Management - Wednesday, September 26, 2018

How much will my investment property lease for?

Your lease rate is going to be determined by several market factors including the condition of the property, location, and the rental rates for competing homes in the immediate area. The markets that dictate lease rates vary vastly from the markets that influence value of propert...

By RentWise Property Management - Wednesday, September 19, 2018

SW Idaho NARPM Q2 2018 Vacancy Report

The purpose of this survey is to show vacancy and rental rate trends among single-family homes and multi-family units (2-15) in Ada and Canyon County. Survey results are displayed by type (single or multi-family) and bedrooms (1-5) for the respective county. Property status ...

By RentWise Property Management - Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Quarterly Exterior Surveys

We understand that we are your eyes and ears and make it a priority to make regular exterior inspections. We do that for several reasons that include ensuring that the tenant is obeying any HOA requirements, verifying the yard is being well kept in a manner consistent with the ...

By RentWise Property Management - Thursday, August 16, 2018

We Require EVERY Tenant to Have Renters Insurance

We require EVERY tenant to have renters insurance with a minimum of $100,000 liability While renters insurance is not required by law in the state of Idaho, we require all of our tenants to have a policy in place. This protects everyone should the unthinkable happen. Acc...

By RentWise Property Management - Thursday, August 16, 2018

Every tenant is automatically enrolled in our automatic filter delivery program at applicable proper...

What is the benefit of changing the furnace filters regularly? That is two-fold for both the owner and the tenant! The owner benefits from longer life of the HVAC system from regular maintenance lowering long term costs. The tenant benefits from energy efficiency and lower heat...