By Damon Stratton - Friday, June 26, 2020

16 Expert Ways to Keep Your Best Phoenix Tenants

How to Keep Your Phoenix Tenants When you have high-quality tenants in your rental property, you can expect your rental to be well cared for. You can expect the rent to be paid on time every month. And if you’re lucky, you can also expect a lease renewal to be signed at...

By Damon Stratton - Monday, May 18, 2020

Helpful FAQs on Phoenix Property Management During Coronavirus

Coronavirus Q&A: What You Should Know About Late Payments & More COVID-19 has spread uncertainty throughout the nation, including right here in the city of Phoenix. Many landlords are concerned about their investment property while they turn to Stratton Vantage for answer...

By Damon Stratton - Wednesday, April 29, 2020

19 Affordable Ways to Increase the ROI of Your Rental Property Today

A Phoenix rental property is an ideal investment to help you supplement your income or create a full-time living. However, for Phoenix rental property managers, it might feel like a mystery on how to increase revenue. With the average rent of a three-bedroom home in Phoenix co...

By Damon Stratton - Tuesday, February 25, 2020

How Much Can I Rent My House for in Phoenix, AZ?

It can be tricky to determine how much to rent your Phoenix house for, no matter how experienced you are. After all, if you ask for too much, you risk extending a vacancy and having no tenants willing to pay up. But if you ask for too little, you risk selling yourself short and n...

By Damon Stratton - Tuesday, December 17, 2019

8 Warning Signs You Should Never Ignore During Tenant Screening

Tenant screening is a vital part of running a successful rental property business. After all, the rent your tenants pay each month is where your money comes from. If they don’t pay, you don’t get paid. Worse yet, if they damage your property, you could end up in a time-consum...

By Damon Stratton - Sunday, October 27, 2019

5 Reasons Every Landlord Should Collect a Security Deposit

One of the most important things property management companies in Phoenix recommend landlords do is collect a security deposit. Though not required by law, a security deposit protects you from costly expenses should your tenant fail to pay rent or damage your property. And tru...

By Damon Stratton - Wednesday, October 9, 2019

What Can Phoenix Property Management Help Me With?

Self-managing a Phoenix rental property is often a lot more work than owners expect. In fact, managing your rental may be so much work that you might be asking, "What can Phoenix property management help me with?" If this is the case, it's a good idea to find out exactly what ...

By Damon Stratton - Monday, August 19, 2019

How to Market Your Vacant Rental Property - Top 5 Tips

Property owners near Chandler, AZ (or anywhere else for that matter) never want to deal with vacancies. After all, any time your investment property is empty, you lose money. But the truth is that vacant properties are a part of the rental property business. And dealing with them...

By Damon Stratton - Thursday, July 4, 2019

The 4 Most Common Rental Agreement Mistakes Landlords Make

Having a universal lease agreement you use with every tenant sure makes things a lot easier. This is especially true if you self-manage your rental property and already have a lot on your plate. Plus, if you’re in a rush to fill a vacancy, it can be tempting to print out ...

By Damon Stratton - Wednesday, June 5, 2019

What to Do If Your Tenant Files for Bankruptcy in Phoenix

One of the worst things that can happen to a landlord trying to run a profitable income property business is to have a non-paying tenant. When this happens, your Phoenix property manager must start the eviction process. And this can take months to resolve. Meanwhile, you’r...