15 Tips to Help Landlords Manage Their Own Property Being a landlord comes with the duty to perform every task related to property management. According to a survey, over 42 percent of all the rental properties are run everyday by the homeowner. There are...
Preparing a Security Deposit Settlement Landlords need to require a security deposit prior to a tenant moving in, and it is equally important to known how much you can charge for a security deposit. If there are damages to the residential property, or a...
Can You Charge a Pet Deposit for an Emotional Support Animal No you can’t charge a pet deposit, or any other pet fee for an emotional support animal. Despite what many landlords believe, emotional support animals are afforded the same protection against...
How to Screen a Tenant: The Best Screening Process How to Screen a Tenant Key Points 1. What is Tenant Screening 2. Qualities to Look for During the Tenant Screening Process 3. Set Minimum Requirements 4. Pre-Screen Potential Tenants 5. In-Person Screening 6....
Collecting Rent During COVID Get your FREE plan of action to start collecting rent during COVID prepared by a licensed North Carolina attorney. Collecting rent during COVID can be a very difficult undertaking. In fact, the federal, state and local governments...
Eviction Notice NC The eviction notice in NC is the first step to begin the eviction process. Without proper notice, your eviction action in North Carolina is bound to fail. We wrote an extremely detailed blog about How to Evict a Tenant in North Carolina,...
Property Management Rates Property management rates are not set in stone. In fact, there are a number of different ways property management companies in Fayetteville, NC set up their property management rates. Percentage Based Property Management Rates In...
What is a Self Help Eviction in North Carolina A self-help eviction is an eviction in North Carolina is any measure that a landlord takes to unlawfully force a tenant to vacate a property. While residential self-help eviction measures are illegal, the same...
The North Carolina Residential Lease Agreement The first step, after screening your tenant, is to make sure you have a solid North Carolina Residential Lease Agreement. While you may be tempted to simply download a sample North Carolina lease agreement from the...
Fireplace Addendum One of the most overlooked addendums when it comes to property management is a fireplace addendum. As a property management company in Fayetteville, NC, we have seen time and time again, the horrors of getting it wrong. You can download a...
What Can a Landlord Use a Security Deposit For? As a landlord, you may ask yourself what can you use a security deposit for? While you may be pressed to use the security deposit for anything and everything under the sun, as a landlord, it is not that easy. One...
Why Property Management Companies in Fayetteville, NC Are Bad As a property management company in Fayetteville, NC, we thought long and hard about whether to write this blog. The concern, primarily, was what would our Fayetteville residential property...
North Carolina Eviction Timeline The North Carolina eviction timeline is not set in stone. In fact, although the law has certain time periods built in, the eviction timeline will usually adjust to the left depending on the case load of the court. Ideally, the...
How to Evict Someone in North Carolina How to evict someone in North Carolina is a question we frequently get as the only Fayetteville, NC property management company owned by a retired military attorney. While the eviction process may seem easy, it is actually...
How to Screen a Section 8 Tenant Key Points on How To Screen Section 8 Tenants 1. Know Local Housing Laws 2. Avoid Other Discriminatory Conduct 3. Apply the Same Screening Standard Uniformly 4. Don’t Make the Process Rigorous 5. Be Selective with Section 8...
No Long Term Property Management Contracts Before we begin our rant, we want to put something upfront, just for purposes of guiding the rest of our conversation. Our CEO is a retired Army JAG, and a licensed North Carolina lawyer. He could write a contract that...
Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act (SCRA) and Breaking a Lease The Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act (SCRA) is a federal statute that affords active duty servicemembers, as well as members of the Reserve and National Guard forces, certain rights when...
Does an LLC Protect Me Against Personal Liability As a property management company in Fayetteville, NC, we get this question a lot, and like everything, it depends. While it is not absolutely necessary to form an LLC for your investment property, we recommend...
How Much Can a Landlord Charge for a Security Deposit While ideally a landlord would want to charge as much as possible for a security deposit in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in the event the landlord has to use the security deposit for damages, state law does...
North Carolina Eviction Laws North Carolina eviction laws are not as straight forward as you may think. A firm understanding of the eviction laws in North Carolina is essential for you to learn as a landlord, otherwise you run the risk of not being able to...
Sample North Carolina Lease Agreement Sample North Carolina lease agreements can be found just about anywhere on the internet. The challenge for you as a landlord and property investor, is not knowing who prepared the sample North Carolina lease. At Linchpin Property...
Rental Property Management in Fayetteville, NC and How to Communicate With Tenants Rental property management, and how to communicate with tenants in Fayetteville is dying. As a rental management company in Fayetteville, NC, we realize there is an art to...
Negotiating With Tenants for the Fayetteville, North Carolina Property Owner. Property management companies are often faced with the decision as to how to deal with tenants who are not living up to their end of the lease agreement. Some common issues include, having...
Can A Tenant Can’t Sue a Landlord for a HIPPA Violation The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPPA, is thrown around a lot among landlords and property investors. You hear HIPPA used when referring to the screening process and...
Can a Landlord in Fayetteville Evict if Rent is Late One Day Can a landlord in Fayetteville evict if rent is late one day? This is a question we received the other day from a landlord in Fayetteville, North Carolina, who is not represented by a property management...
How to Transfer Your Rental Investment Property to an LLC Transferring your rental property to an LLC is one of the major considerations for Fayetteville, NC property investors. The biggest concern of all, minus the tax benefits, is whether or not the LLC will...
Should I Show My Fayetteville Rental Property When it’s Occupied by a Tenant A question we received recently from a Fayetteville, North Carolina landlord managing their own property was concerning showing his rental property when it is occupied by the...
Thoughts on Successful Fayetteville Property Management for Landlords and Investors As a real estate investor in Fayetteville, North Carolina, your goal is to make money through rental income, appreciation of your investment property, and profits generated by other...
What is a Notice to Quit in an Eviction for My Fayetteville, North Carolina Property What is a Notice to Quit in an Eviction for My Fayetteville, North Carolina Property As a property investor in Fayetteville, North Carolina, there may come a time when you have to...
Can a Landlord in Fayetteville North Carolina Ask for Bank Account Numbers from Tenants When thinking about renting a property to a prospective tenant, when you are managing your Fayetteville, North Carolina property on your own, one of the main concerns is how much...
Can I Use a Booby Trap to Protect My Rental Property? Ever seen the movie Gran Torino? If not, you don’t know what you are missing. At any rate, there is a part where Clint Eastwood, the grumpy old man in the movie, tells the kids to ‘Get off my...
Common Move Out Inspection Mistakes to Avoid as a Fayetteville Landlord or Property Manager When you are a landlord or property manager in Fayetteville, North Carolina, there are several things you must consider when a tenant is vacating a property. Just as it is your...
Find the Best Property Management Company in Fayetteville, North Carolina Looking for the best property management company in Fayetteville, North Carolina can often seem like a daunting tasks. When you google “best property management company in Fayetteville,...
10 Day Eviction Notice in North Carolina The 10 day eviction notice is the first step in beginning the eviction process in North Carolina. The 10 day notice is formally called a Notice to Quit in North Carolina. If you fail to provide this notice to tenants, you case...
Houses for Rent By Owner in Fayetteville, NC If you are looking for houses for rent by owner in Fayetteville, NC, you must be aware that there are some disadvantages, as well as advantages to a for rent by owner property. These advantages and disadvantages...
Complaint for Money Owed for Landlords During COVID The Complaint for Money Owed involves recouping financial loss on your rental, and does not necessarily involve going to court for an eviction. Property management companies in Fayetteville, North Carolina,...
Eviction Process in North Carolina with No Lease The eviction process in North Carolina with no lease is not as difficult as it may seem. In fact, the law takes into account that not all landlords may have had a lease with their tenants. It would be ideal for...
How to Get Rid of the Smoke Smell in a Rental Property The common belief, especially amongst tenants, is that you can simply spray air freshener, and shampoo the carpets, to get rid of the smell in a rental property. The flaw to this thought process is two fold....
Do I Need A Property Management Company in Fayetteville, NC to Help Me Manage My Properties? Some property owners in Fayetteville with rental properties don’t understand the value of having a good property management company to manage their properties. This is...
Can a Property Management Company in Fayetteville, NC Help Me Manage My Property? While it may seem like an easy task to do, managing your own rental property is a time consuming process, and can become more expensive over the long term. It doesn’t matter if...
12 Fayetteville Landlord Frequently Ask Property Management Companies Questions During the Coronavirus We have been asked a number of questions by Fayetteville landlords concerning what a landlord can and can’t do during the coronavirus, and to provide a way ahead as...
Can a Tenant Paint a Rental Property in Fayetteville Managed by a Property Management Company? A question we get a lot as property managers is whether a tenant can paint a rental property. In Fayetteville, the average tenant lifespan for renting a property is usually...
6 Ways Fayetteville Landlords and Property Management Companies Can Boost Rental Value Without Remodeling When it comes to increasing the value of your home, or the amount you can charge for renting out your property, nothing’s as effective as a...
How to Screen Tenants and Avoid Discrimination Claims in Leasing Fayetteville North Carolina Properties If you are considering renting your home in Fayetteville, and don’t want to use a property management company, one of the most important things you need to consider...
Tenant Late Rent Payments and the Mailbox Rule Way, way back in law school, in our contracts class, we learned about this little known law (at least among those not trained in the law), called the mailbox rule. What is the Mailbox Rule? The mailbox rule, in...
Seven Property Management Topics Every Fayetteville Landlord Needs to Know If Your Are Managing Your Own Property An understanding of the landlord tenant laws in North Carolina is necessary for any property owner who wishes to serve as a property manager for their own...
How to Screen Tenants With No Credit Score or Credit History in Fayetteville When you Don’t Have a Property Management Company As a landlord, one of your biggest concerns is how to screen the credit history of a potential tenant. Obtaining credit history from...
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Homes For Rent Fayetteville NC Looking for a homes for rent in Fayetteville, NC? Well look no further. Linchpin Property Management has what you are looking for as a tenant. We have our own inventory of homes for rent in Fayetteville from which you can select....
