Property Management Blog

  Unless you hire professional Portsmouth property management to take care of all your rental-related tasks, it falls to you as the owner to make sure that all necessary repairs are performed. Unless you're a jack-of-all-trades with a lot of time on your hands, you'll need some assistance once in a while when it comes to fixing problems around your rental and performing maintenance.   If you're not the type of owner who likes to be woken up at one in the morning by a phone call from a tenant with a burst pipe, it is a very wise choice to hire a quality Portsmouth property management agency. These agents make it their full-time business to take care of everything your tenants may need, from emergency repairs in the middle of the night and regular upkeep to fielding tenant questions.   If you insist on managing your property by yourself, make sure to vet a few repair companies before an emergency occurs so that you know whom to call when something goes wrong. Have plumbing and electrical specialists on-hand-and make sure they do house calls at all hours.   In order to prevent as many emergency repairs as possible, keep up with regular maintenance and inspections-especially before the winter. Check the pipes, the heating system, the air conditioning unit, and other mechanical systems and make sure they're in working order. Lastly, ask your tenants to inform you of any signs of trouble right away-that way, a small problem that would require scheduled repair will not turn into a big problem that would require emergency repair.