Emergency Preparedness for Your Income Property

The most common disasters that impact property are not just Nor’easters, blizzards or hurricanes—they can be from a roof leak, kitchen fire or even a vehicle collision. Disaster can strike from extreme weather, municipal emergencies such as water main breaks or tenant accidents. In this article, we’ve created a list of common income property-related issues that can arise from these types of events. Be a prepared and protect your investment against the unexpected and keep your property income flowing.

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How to Increase Curb Appeal of Older Investment Properties

Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton—the Lehigh Valley has its fair share of older properties—many exceed the hundred-year-old mark. The market is highly competitive for tenants and you need every advantage you have to make your investment property the most desirable. In this article, we offer up some relatively inexpensive ideas to spruce up your property’s curb appeal so an older property looks like new and grabs the eye of your ideal tenant.

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Rehabbing Properties - Six Tips You Should Know

On March 29th, Jennifer de Jesus hosted a lively EIC Club Conversations entitled, “Rehabbing Properties: What You Need to Know.” She provide six important tips on how to approach renovations—whether cosmetic or capital investments—to save time and money (and not anger tenants!). Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions live about their rehab projects so they are better prepared moving forward. Join us at a future Club Conversations to ask your important questions!

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