Property Management Blog

Home Searching for the Poorly Qualified: What You Need to Know

By Storm Williams Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Today’s article was inspired by a prospective tenant who called our office yesterday. This was a family with six pets. Two of them were Pit-Bulls (on most aggressive breed lists), two of them were German Shepherds (on some aggressive breed lists) and the last tw...

Duplexes, Triplexes, and Fourplexes - Positioning for Profitability

By Storm Williams Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Small multifamily properties such as duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes can be more difficult than they might seem on paper to make profitable. Some investors shy away from this kind of real estate investment because there are so many unknown variables and risks, particular...

RENTAL MARKET PULSE – 1st Quarter of 2016

By Storm Williams Friday, April 1, 2016

I will say that this year’s rental market is looking more engaged than I have seen in some time. Now, most of us Coloradans have heard some of the housing shortage statics in Colorado, but in the interest of really providing some front-row or ‘pulse&rsquo...

Happy Holidays!

By Storm Williams Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Happy holidays to all of our valued clients and customers! It's been a great 2015 for us, with many exciting improvements to our service, and a lot of internal streamlining. As always, we are open to feedback! If you have an ideas or feel there is something we could be ...

Expected Expenses on a Rental Property

By Storm Williams Wednesday, November 18, 2015

I have often been asked the question, “how much should I expect to spend annually on expenses for my rental property, other than management fees?” While most other expenses on a rental home are related to maintenance, this may also include items such as utility ...

Can't I just say no to pets? Please!?

By Storm Williams Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Are you concerned about allowing pets in your property? Well, you aren’t alone. The challenge however is to step back from personal feelings, personal experiences, or horror stories on your Facebook feed, to really hear the truth about the choice of not accepts ...

Property Updates & Return On Investment

By Storm Williams Monday, July 27, 2015

Here is the question, “If I pay for a major update to my investment property, how much more can I demand in rent?” The first thing that comes to mind whenever I’m asked this question, is a favorite book of mine called Outliers by Malcom Gladwell.&nb...

2015 Landlord Symposium (Colorado Springs)

By Storm Williams Saturday, April 25, 2015

March 19th was one of the most anticipated events of the year for us here at Dorman - it was the 2015 NARPM Landlord Symposium. For us licensees it's a full day of continuing education sponsored by a ton of great local vendors for different industry related services. &n...

New Water Heater Requirements

By Storm Williams Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Effective April 16th of this year, the requirements for manufacturers concerning the efficiency of the hot water heaters made and sold will be shifting positively towards greater energy savings, but negatively towards our pocket-books. There are also more strict building co...

Tenant Screening Pitfalls

By Storm Williams Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Good or bad tenants will make or break your real estate investment and the return you see from it. This is why most professional property managers (like us) have such hard and fast rules about who we will or will not approve. When prospective tenants are declined by o...