Property Management Blog

Why Conduct Regular Inspections of Your Rental Properties

If we didn’t trust our tenants, we probably wouldn’t rent to them, but when it comes to your properties and the protection of their value, here are 3 reasons as to why it is a good idea to conduct regular inspections of your rental properties. First, to confirm that n...

Why Use a Property Manager

Purchasing rental property in NM is a smart investment and can be a significant source of residual income for property owners. However, property management can be an enormous undertaking that requires a great deal of time and effort. Property management involves the proces...

Why you should consider HEB (Hurst-Euless-Bedford, also known as the MidCities) for your next home o...

HEB is conveniently located between Dallas and Fort Worth, allowing easy access to both. HEB is only minutes from DFW airport and an access point to the Trinity Railway Express. HEB is only minutes from prime sports venues: AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, Globe Li...

Winter Is Coming: Are You Ready?

A lot of work goes into preparing a property for the dangers presented by even mild winters. Adequately winterizing a property means taking precautions to protect the pipes and plumbing systems, reinforcing windows to save energy costs, inspecting roof integrity and dra...

Winterizing Your Rental Properties

During these cold winter months it is important for property managers to winterize rental properties. Taking these simple steps will help prevent common weather related damages to rental properties. Spending money on preventative measures will always pay off when major co...

Cooler season leads to unwanted guests

The dropping temperatures make us all want to bundle up inside where it is warm and this is no difference for the rodents, squirrels, and possums in our neighborhoods. If a mouse/rat can get it's head in a hole it can also get the rest of its body through. A hole in your home as ...

How often should I be changing my AC filter?

Quick video on the reasons why you should change your AC Filter monthly. Your system doesn't have to run as long, this saves the tenant money on their electric bill, but most importantly this saves wear and tear on your unit, which makes it last longer, which saves you money! Wat...

How much should I rent my property for?

PMI Metroplex Properties has several sources to assess the right rent to get your property leased up quickly. The MLS is a good source to see what similar homes nearby are renting for and allows us to compare properties in similar condition. We recommend looking at homes that hav...

How much should I be budgeting for repairs of my rental property?

I have had an owner who wasn’t budgeting for repairs ask me how much they should budget per year. As a general rule of thumb, expect to pay somewhere between 8-10% of your rental income for the year on repairs (repairs, maintenance, turnovers). Another way to look at this is, y...

Homestead Exemption in Texas

Please see the attached flyer for information about Homestead Exemptions, why they are important, and how to file.