Property Management Blog

Northern California customers fume as PG&E bills soar

By Barrett Property Management - Saturday, February 18, 2017

Over the last couple of weeks we have been receiving numerous emails, phone calls, and text messages from our tenants wondering why their PG&E bills have doubled since the last billing cycle. And, although we wish we had a simple solution to tell our tenants, unfortunat...

How to Properly List Your Nevada County Rental Property On Craigslist

By Barrett Property Management - Thursday, February 2, 2017

Rentping.com recently released a blog post regarding how how to properly list your rental property on Craigslist. This is a great article for Nevada County and Placer County Investment Property Owners wanting to find a tenant on their own. The key to placing a te...

Should you form a LLC for your rental property?

By Barrett Property Management - Monday, January 16, 2017

ARLnow.com gives us some great insight regarding the benefits of forming a LLC for your rental property. They note the three biggest benefits are: asset protection, tax advantages, and property ownership transfer benefits. Read on to learn more and decide if fo...

Should you allow pets in your investment property?

By Barrett Property Management - Sunday, January 1, 2017

Smart Property Investment published a great article discussing the pros and cons of allowing pets in a residential rental property. Most Placer County and Nevada County investment property owners that we work with hem and haw over the the question “Should you allow pe...

What to Look For in a Property Management Company

By Barrett Property Management - Thursday, November 17, 2016

ARLnow.com recently published an excellent article: What to Look For in a Property Managment Company. This is a great resource tool for Grass Valley, Nevada City, Colfax, and Auburn investment property owners looking to hire a property management company but are unsure of w...

Looking for the Perfect Tenant? Seek out These 6 Traits!

By Barrett Property Management - Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Stamford Advocate published a great article for Investment Property Owners regarding the key traits to seek out when looking for the perfect tenant for your Grass Valley, Nevada City, Colfax or Auburn rental property. As an experienced property management company serving t...

What can I deduct from a security deposit?

By Barrett Property Management - Wednesday, September 7, 2016

The American Apartment Owners Association recently published a very informative article for both Tenants and Landlords regarding moving out of a rental property and security deposit deductions. Often times, Tenants can become frustrated because their idea of pre move-in con...

News You Can Use -July 1, 2016

By Barrett Property Management - Saturday, July 2, 2016

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News You Can Use -June 15, 2016

By Barrett Property Management - Tuesday, June 28, 2016

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4 Signs a Property Is Worth Buying and Renting Out in Nevada & Placer Counties CA

By Barrett Property Management - Tuesday, June 21, 2016

.elementor-widget .tippy-tooltip .tippy-content{text-align:center;} Yesterday we posted about 5 Rental Property Warning Signs That Will Save You Money when Purchasing Investment Property In Ne...