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Top 10 Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Charleston Landlords, Part 1
by Albert Fontenot January 21, 2015 "Is there anyone so wise as to learn from the mistakes of others?" ~ Voltaire If you want to be a landlord in Charleston, South Carolina, there is no better teacher than ...
By Albert Fontenot
Charleston Property Managers Talk About Severe Weather and Your Roof
by Albert Fontenot January 7, 2015 There's an old saying in the roofing business, 'You never really purchase a roof, you just rent them.' Because of the weather extremes endured by rental properties here in ...
By Albert Fontenot
Landlord 101: Being Professional
January 2, 2015 by Albert Fontenot Last month in Columbus a woman by the name of Anita Anderson rented a home, dutifully paid the landlord her first month's rent and a security deposit, and then received a ...
By Albert Fontenot
A Time for All Things: A DIY Maintenance Schedule
December 30, 2014 by Albert Fontenot 2014 is coming to an end, and because this is the last blog of the year, I thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about a proper schedule for major Do-It-Yourself ...
By Albert Fontenot
A Landlord's Christmas List
December 23, 2014 by Albert Fontenot The holiday season is upon us here in Charleston. Maybe you went to James Island County Park to see the 25th Annual Holiday Festival of lights, or maybe you went to the ...
By Albert Fontenot
Landlord 101: Keeping Compliant
Landlord 101: Keeping Compliant December 18, 2014 by Albert Fontenot Once upon a time, if a person wanted to be a landlord in Charleston, all they needed was a habitable property. They could rent to whomever ...
By Albert Fontenot
Check Them Out– Things to Look for When You Hire an Outside Contractor
December 17, 2014 by Albert Fontenot "The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and statesman In the December 11th blog, ...
By Brian Tice
Landlord 101: Why You Should Perform Background Checks
Landlord 101: Why You Should Perform Background Checks by Albert Fontenot 12/12/14 Are you new landlord here in Charleston? Did you accidentally happen into this gig… maybe by inheritance, maybe because you ...
By Brian Tice
DIY Landlord Tip of the Week: How Much Rent Should I Charge?
One of the questions our team at Charleston Property Company gets most often is “How much rent should I charge?” Or, “How do I get the highest rent for my home?” As in other areas, rent in Charleston is based ...
By Brian Tice