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Blog Post Why Renting Individual Rooms in Your Home San Mateo is a Bad Idea
By Five Star Property Management - Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Why Renting Individual Rooms in Your Home San Mateo is a Bad Idea

Homeowners in San Mateo who are looking for a way to offset the cost of their mortgage and other housing-related expenses may be tempted to rent out rooms in their homes. It seems like everyone is doing it; look at Airbnb or VRBO and you’ll see rooms for rent at prices that...
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Blog Post PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CHECKLIST
By Five Star Property Management - Thursday, May 28, 2020

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CHECKLIST

How Does Your Property Management Company Stack Up?Is your property management company really doing all that you need them to do? It can be hard to tell if you are new to professional property management, or haven’t had the chance to investigate what different management co...
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Blog Post WHAT IS AN HOA?
By Five Star Property Management - Thursday, May 28, 2020

WHAT IS AN HOA?

Homeowners’ Association (HOA) is a legal entity charged with the marketing and managing of single family homes, condominiums, or lots in a residential subdivision. Typically, buyers of residences in such a subdivision must join the HOA as a condition of purchase.Some HOAs a...
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Blog Post How To Hire An HOA Company
By Five Star Property Management - Thursday, May 28, 2020

How To Hire An HOA Company

ooner or later virtually every homeowners’ association will find it necessary to either hire an HOA management company for the first time or replace their current one. The HOA’s Board of Directors is usually made up of volunteers who don’t necessarily have the t...
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Blog Post WHAT DO PROPERTY MANAGERS DO?
By Five Star Property Management - Thursday, May 28, 2020

WHAT DO PROPERTY MANAGERS DO?

Novice landlords or those who have yet to use professional property management services sometimes wonder: what do property managers do to earn the money they are paid? The answer may involve a number of functions: from finding and screening tenants, to collecting rent and keeping...
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Blog Post TENANT RENTAL CRITERIA
By Five Star Property Management - Wednesday, May 27, 2020

TENANT RENTAL CRITERIA

Things to know before renting with Go Five Star.DUE AT LEASE SIGNINGFull Security Deposit and First Full Month’s RentProof of renters insurancePet Rent of $25/month per pet, in addition to a $500/per pet deposit (if pets are approved and accepted at the property).RENT SHOUL...
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Blog Post How to Get a Bay Area Property Rent Ready for the Market
By Five Star Property Management - Monday, May 18, 2020

How to Get a Bay Area Property Rent Ready for the Market

Getting a house ready to rent is a major project for landlords. There are two answers to getting a property ready for the market. Either you can do everything yourself, and we can give you a list of items to take care of; or, you can let us and our team of professionals do everyt...
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Blog Post Why It’s a Bad Idea to Rent to a Family Member – San Francisco County Property Management
By Five Star Property Management - Monday, May 18, 2020

Why It’s a Bad Idea to Rent to a Family Member – San Francisco County Property Management

Renting to family and friends can be a touchy subject because we know people like to be helpful whenever they can. But, as a landlord or investment property owner, you have transitioned to the role of a business owner.Renting to a Family MemberAs a business owner, you have to ma...
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Blog Post Preventative Maintenance Tips for your Rental Property
By Five Star Property Management - Friday, November 1, 2019

Preventative Maintenance Tips for your Rental Property

One of the best ways to protect the condition of your investment property and keep your tenants happy is to focus on preventative maintenance. Today, we’re sharing a couple of preventative maintenance tips that demonstrate the importance of property upkeep in the Bay area....
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Blog Post So You Have a Northern California Rental Property, Now What?
By Five Star Property Management - Friday, October 4, 2019

So You Have a Northern California Rental Property, Now What?

What do you do when you find yourself with a property that you’re not planning to live in?We get this question a lot at Five Star Property Management. Usually, we’ll hear from adult children who have to move their parents or their grandparents out of the property tha...
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