The Financial Excellence Blog

Should You Collect Rental Application Fees?

Kimberly — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:30:30 +0000

Charging Rental Application fees has nothing to do with adding an income stream and I doubt anyone is getting rich from these processing fees since the fees are used to reimburse the cost of background screening, and it is illegal for landlords … Continue reading →

Win $1,500 in Landlord Video Contest

Kimberly — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:00:16 +0000

Planned Property Management is the sponsor of several Chicago apartment guides and is inviting YOU to make a 60 second video set to the company’s new theme song. You don’t have to live in Chicago to win. In fact, you … Continue reading →

Tenant Screening – How Local News Archives Helped Me Dodge A Bullet

Kimberly — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:00:04 +0000

I was anxious to fill a rental vacancy and looking for a good tenant. I received a call from a potential applicant and met with the family to show them my rental property. This was a couple with a 12-year-old … Continue reading →