Belaire Property Management: Welcome to our new office in Fitchburg MA

Welcome to our new office! Searching for a place of our own Since 2001 we have been managing small to medium size properties from Ayer to Athol in Massachusetts along the Route 2 commuter corridor. We have written hundreds of leases with residents, renovated scores of rental units for our clients, and learned a lot along the way. For the past three years we have felt the growing pains for space to have a professional location to conduct out business. The […]

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Landlord and Property Manager’s Fall/Winter Property Checklist

This past week we were all tracking Hurricane Matthew and watching the devastation and destruction left in its wake. It is hurricane season now and we all have our eye on the weather. Well folks, this is New England so you’d better not blink or you will find your self covered in snow before you know it. It may be hurricane season now, but you should be prepping all of your rental properties and buildings for winter while there is […]

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Negotiating With Landlords To Get That Dream Apartment

What can you do to get that Landlord to notice you above the crowd? Like most potential residents looking for an apartment, by now you’ve probably called a lot of different landlords and you may be frustrated with the lack of communication between you and the landlord when trying to find out about the apartment. Landlords also have been speaking to a number of people about the apartments they have to rent over and over again. Sometimes, the landlord too […]

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Property Manager Screening Tips To Find Better Renters

I have had discussions with all types of landlords big and small that have been renting apartments for decades and the consensus is the same; screening for good residents is job number one. The entire Landlord/Tenant relationship depends on having a pre-qualified renter who will respect the other residents, respect the property, respect the rental agreement, and pay the full rent on time when due. This is the cornerstone to running a successful rental business and you must be firing […]

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Buying a Rental Property and thinking about becoming a Massachusetts Landlord?

Recently one of my Real Estate Colleagues sent me the following email looking for advice in buying their first Massachusetts Rental Property. The following exchange is a reply to that inquiry that you may find helpful as well. And all of this was written from memory before my morning coffee.  %^)) _______________________ Hi Brian, As always, good to see you again at last week’s NEREIA meeting. You always keep the presenters on their toes! I have a favor to ask. I am in the […]

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Pretty Leaves! Pretty Soon! Better Prepare Your Residential Apartment Rentals Pretty Quick!

Two short months ago we were enjoying our vacations, going to the beach, having family BBQ’s, and working on our tans. It happens every year when we say it in September, “The Summer went by so fast this year”. This week I have already been stopped in traffic by local school buses loading up sleepy-eyed students in disbelief that they are on their way back to school. As much as I hate to admit it myself, the days are getting […]

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Avoid Revolving Door Housing Court Eviction Costs from Bad Property Managers

Your property should not be a revolving door of bad tenants coming in and going out. The number one cost you cannot ever recover from a property, is a vacancy. When you are not collecting rent you cannot cover your debt for the property. You cannot pay your contractors; you cannot pay your mortgage taxes and insurance. The worst of all is that you cannot make repairs and your property accumulates deferred maintenance issues. This is the slow death of […]

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