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RPA Shares Tips On Tenant Screening for Landlords
Every landlord wants a tenant who pays the rent promptly and takes care of the rental property. But ...
How To Know if a Seattle Property Is a Good Real Estate Investment
Updated August 13, 2024 How can a property investor in Seattle know if they're considering a propert...
Get Your House Ready to Rent to a Tenant | Seattle Property Management
If you’re an investor buying a home specifically for this purpose, getting your house ready to rent ...
Should I Rent My Home or Sell It? Expert Insights for Long-Term Wealth
Published February 6, 2020. Updated June 22, 2023. Moving into your next phase of life in Seattle is...
Summer Market Report: Key Insights and Trends
As your trusted property management partner, Real Property Associates believes in keeping you inform...
10 Ways to Spend Capital To Increase ROI: Property Management Seattle
Real estate investors should always look for ways to increase their return on investment. Your ROI i...
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Investing Basics 101: Insight From Seattle Property Managers
Don't underestimate the foundations of real estate! Success as a Seattle rental property owner requi...
Successful Portfolios Need the Best Property Management Seattle Offers
When it comes to full-service property management Seattle investors can count on, we come out on top...
Growing Portfolios With Tips From Seattle Property Management
Real estate investments are a solid vehicle for anyone looking to break out of the 9 to 5 lifestyle,...
Beginning a Portfolio With Seattle Property Management
Sustainable wealth is built upon a foundation of real estate investments in the Seattle area that ar...
Evictions Now: Insight From Seattle Property Management Companies
Updated November 14, 2022. When property owners decide they need a renter to move out after repeated...
Renting to Millennials in Seattle Is Easier Than You Might Think!
Is your rental property ready? Millennials are flocking to Seattle in droves—and they need places to...
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SEATTLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SHARES – Best places for rentals
Moving to Seattle is simply amazing; try asking anyone who resides in Seattle also referred to as "T...
Seattle Property Management - How To Increase Value Of Your Property
If you are planning to invest in real estate or if you are already a landlord, you probably want to ...
Seattle's first-come, first-served Rental Law Rejected by Judge
Judge rejects Seattle’s ‘first-come, first-served’ rental law as unconstitutional Choosing a tenant ...
The Seattle Rental Market – A Look Back and Forward to 2018
As we enter our 28th year in business and look forward to a new year, we certainly want to recognize...
Seattle's Rental Market Forecast 2018
What 2018 Holds For Seattle’s Residential Rental Market Seattle’s 2017 was a year of many constructi...
Americans Are Moving Less Frequently, and Age Plays a Big Role
Though you wouldn't know it based on the influx of new residents and construction of high-rise apart...
How the GOP Tax Cut Affects Homeowners
According to this article in Business Insider, both the House and Senate versions of the GOP tax cut...
New Regulations for Short-Term Seattle Rentals
In addition to the new Airbnb and other short-term rental taxes voted on by the City Council last mo...
Find a Home, Become a Star!
If you, or someone you know, will be looking for a home to rent in Seattle in early 2018, check out ...
Seattle's Rental Market Surges: Good News for Landlords
Good news for Seattle landlords as recent reports reveal that rent prices throughout the Seattle are...
New Tax for Airbnb Rentals
On Monday, the Seattle City Council voted in favor of a per-night tax on short-term rental propertie...
Is Seattle’s Real Estate Bubble About to Burst?
Not anytime soon, according to this Seattle Times article by Mike Rosenburg. Seattle has been the ho...
Second group sues the city of Seattle over their new Tenant Ordinance
As a Seattle area property management company, we have heard many threats from landlords who are "up...
First Lawsuit for the New First In Time Ordinance Seattle
The Seattle Times reports the first lawsuit to Seattle's new landlord / tenant ordinance. We have he...
Preventative Rental Property Maintenance Advice for Your Seattle Home
Maintaining your rental property effectively will help you preserve its condition and increase your ...
Seattle is #1 Housing Market - Once Again
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/seattle-chugs-along-as-americas-hottest-home-market...
Rental Marketing How To – Seattle Property Management Advice
Rental advertising has evolved from placing nickel ads in the classified section of local newspapers...
Best Rental Improvements for Top Dollar Rent in Seattle
To earn top rent in the Seattle market, you need to provide a property that’s desirable and modern. ...
Washington Eviction Process Legal Advice | Need to Know's
Seattle property management companies and landlords need to follow a series of specific steps when p...
Someone found some humor in the Seattle rental market
THE SEATTLE TIMES BENJAMIN WOODARD ‘Sweet deal’: Ad for $2,000-a-month gingerbread house in Central ...
Seattle Property Management News: New “First in Time” Ordinance
An important update that will soon affect landlords, property managers and owners of rental property...
Seattle's Rental Law and Unintended Consequences
The first-come, first served renter's law has the best of intentions. But sometimes interventions in...
As housing costs soar, Seattle becomes nation’s top roommate city
As living solo becomes more expensive, finding a roommate is essential for many city residents. Seat...
Sawant’s Cap on Move-In Fees Gets One Step Closer to Full Council Vote
by Heidi Groover for The Stranger Over the objections of landlords who claim Seattle is burdening th...
Most Home Buyers Keep Their Options Open, Consider Renting Instead
SEATTLE, Oct. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's competitive housing market, most of those who move...
Seattle Energy Benchmarking & Reporting
All mid-size to large apartment and commercial buildings in the city of Seattle are required to repo...
Proposed Zoning Changes for the University District
RPA has several buildings that we manage within the newly proposed density overlay as discussed in t...
City of Seattle Vs Airbnb - the future of short term rentals
Over the last few years, all of us who are in the Seattle property management business have seen the...
What is Renter’s Insurance? Seattle Property Management Education
Everybody has heard of the term “renter’s insurance,” but not everyone knows what it is and what it ...
Landlord vs. Homeowner’s Insurance Policy – A Professional Explains
A lot of our clients have previously lived in the homes they are renting out, and when you go from b...
Washington Eviction Process Legal Advice | What You Must Know
Seattle property management companies and landlords need to follow a series of specific steps when p...
Seattle Rents = 50% of San Francisco Median Rents
THE ZUMPER BLOG Zumper National Rent Report: March 2016 San Francisco, CA rent prices increased 2.6%...