Durham Property Management Blog

By PPA Properties - Friday, September 25, 2020

7 Essential Tips for New Investment Property Owners

Are you thinking about boosting your income with an investment property? If you’re in a popular location, you could be on the right track when it comes to enhancing your financial portfolio. Rental properties can be extremely profitable, if you’re smart about buying, ...

By PPA Properties - Sunday, March 30, 2014

5 Things You Should Know Before Renting a Home

U.S. Rental listings has composed a list of five things that everyone should know prior to renting a home. This list includes: knowing your rights as a potential renter; before signing your lease, you should know what your lease can and cannot do for you (understand your le...

By PPA Properties - Tuesday, February 11, 2014

How You Can Save As a Renter?

MSN Real Estate composed a list of four reasons that you as a tenant may be able to save on your rent. The first reason on this list is because the property is priced higher than comparable units in the area. The second reason would be if you are an excellent tenant t...

By PPA Properties - Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Foreclosure Down in Durham

In January of 2014, the Hearld Sun did an article reporting that the foreclosure rate in Durham had decreased in 2013. Foreclosures were down by 20 percent in 2013, the lowest it had been since 2002 in the county of Durham. Overall, foreclosure filings were down 18 pe...

By PPA Properties - Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Why Hire A Property Management Company

Recently, we came across an article from allpropertymanagement.com and they came up with a list of 10 reasons to hire a property manager. The article explained that owning a rental property could be financially rewarding; however, it requires a large amount of your time and...

By PPA Properties - Monday, January 13, 2014

Durham: Ranked #4 Best Place to Live in 2014

In a recent article, Livability: America's Best Places to Live and Visit ranked Durham as the number 4 best place to live in 2014. Other North Carolina cities included on this list were Greensboro, NC ranked number 19; Asheville, NC ranked at number 48; and Chapel Hill, NC ...

By PPA Properties - Wednesday, December 4, 2013

5 Things You Should Never Put on a Credit Card

Credit.com compiled a list of five things they suggest to never pay using your credit card: college tuition, taxes, a big wedding, vacation, and medical expenses. They argued that credit cards are powerful financial tools, but they must be used carefully to avoid accumulati...

By PPA Properties - Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Evictions Decline Welcome

The Herald Sun recently posted an article stating that the number of evictions in Durham County has declined approximately 10 percent since last year. This is good news for renters and landlords because it reflects the market's inflation. Much like the article stated,...

By PPA Properties - Thursday, November 7, 2013

Veteran's Day

Monday, November 11, 2013 November 11 is observed as a federal holiday in the United States. It has become tradition in the United States to have the official wreath-laying ceremony is held each year at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. The ...

By PPA Properties - Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Benefits of Renter's Insurance

This is an interesting article for current tenants to review. We recently had tenants who were displaced for approximately two weeks due to a major water line break in the home. Thankfully, they had renters insurance. As their property manager, we coordinated them movi...

DURHAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT BLOG

7 Essential Tips for New Investment Property Owners

5 Things You Should Know Before Renting a Home

How You Can Save As a Renter?

Foreclosure Down in Durham

Why Hire A Property Management Company

Durham: Ranked #4 Best Place to Live in 2014

5 Things You Should Never Put on a Credit Card

Evictions Decline Welcome

Veteran's Day

Benefits of Renter's Insurance

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