Monthly Archives: March 2011

Convert Microsoft Word Lease to Fillable, Editable PDF Form Lease

Beginning in 2011 we committed to becoming a completely paperless property management company.  To that end, we converted our Microsoft Word lease, which we often printed and mailed or delivered to prospective tenants, into a fillable, editable PDF lease.  Click here to see our sample Michigan lease.*   Digitizing the leasing process speeds up sending, receiving, and executing lease documents.  PDF forms can be emailed as an attachment, eliminating the need to mail or fax.  PDFs can be posted on …

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Carpet installation: An easy do-it-partially-yourself renovation to come in under budget

We work with seasoned investors with a stable of properties, out-of-state homeowners with one house they can’t sell, and everyone in between. Yet it’s always the same:  property owners want their house ready-to-rent under budget and on time.   This picture is from a property located near Heritage Hill in Grand Rapids that an investor bought to rehabilitate and ultimately rent out as a single-family unit.  The previous tenants had destroyed the property, and the owner later lost it to …

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