Property Management Blog

Should You Remodel or Reface Your Kitchen Before Selling Your HomeSpend $80,000 tearing out perfectly good cabinets, or spend a fraction of that and walk away with more money at closing. Most homeowners get this decision exactly backwards. A full kitchen gut feels like the bold m...

How to Plan Your Living Room Layout Around a Bay WindowMost living rooms with bay windows are secretly two rooms fighting over the same square footage. One room wants the sofa centered on the focal wall. The other room is that gorgeous projecting alcove demanding its own identity...

How Your Backyard Can Win the Screen-Time Battle for Your KidsPicture Tuesday afternoon. School's out, the tablet is already glowing, and you're three deep breaths away from starting a negotiation that nobody wins. Sound familiar? American parents aren't imagining it ...

How to Read an Apartment Floor Plan Before You Sign a LeaseMost renters spend more time picking a sofa than they spend reading a floor plan. That's a problem. A floor plan is the single document that tells you how your life will actually fit inside a space, and misreading it ...

Renting vs. Buying Construction Equipment: A Practical Guide for Wisconsin ContractorsEvery piece of equipment sitting in your yard overnight is costing you money. Whether it's an excavator between jobs or a compactor you used twice this quarter, the rent-or-buy decision hits...

How to Choose the Right Countertop Material for Your Kitchen RemodelMost homeowners spend more time picking a paint color than picking their countertop material. That's a mistake that costs real money. Your countertops take up more visual real estate than any other single sur...

How to Choose the Right Roof Material for Florida's Hurricane SeasonYour roof is the first thing a hurricane touches and the last thing you want to gamble on. Florida homeowners replace roofs more often than almost anyone else in the country, and a big reason is choosing the ...

Most roof leaks start at the flashing, skylights, chimneys, valleys and pipe boots, so those are the places a rental owner should look at every turnover.By the Clear Roofing & Exteriors teamThe shingles are rarely the problemWhen a tenant reports a roof leak, most owners pict...

Expanding any successful investment, such as renting out property, is both satisfying and tough. When the property portfolio increases in size, new sources of money, increased marketability, and greater future return are some of the most obvious outcomes. However, growth brings...

A sudden water heater failure can quickly disrupt your entire home. Waking up to icy cold showers or discovering a puddle of water in your utility room is not a pleasant experience for any homeowner. A broken water heater can cause costly damage to your floors and structure and l...