Why a home inspection should come first to a negotiation

November 9, 2020

Property Management Record-Keeping: Business Documents


As we’ve said before, being a landlord is a business. To stay on top of your business, you need to (Read More…)



August 17, 2020

Property Management Accounting: (More About) Security Deposits


In our last post, we discussed how to properly account for security deposits in your financial holdings. Which bank account (Read More…)



July 31, 2020

Property Management Accounting: Security Deposits


Handling security deposits can become unexpectedly contentious upon move-out or the sale of a property that currently houses renters. This (Read More…)



July 20, 2020

Property Management Accounting Basics: Reconciliation and Redundancy


Humans are hard-wired to seek maximum reward with minimal effort. We are driven to find ways to get things better (Read More…)



July 6, 2020

Property Management Accounting: Creating Your Chart of Accounts


Once you have decided which method of accounting you’re going to use,your next step is to set up your Chart (Read More…)



June 22, 2020

Property Management Accounting: Accrual Vs Cash-Basis Method


Being a landlord is a business, and whether you’re managing one property or several, you need a method of keeping (Read More…)



June 8, 2020

Property Management Accounting: The Basics


Your rental property is an investment. You will put your time, energy and money into it – so you will (Read More…)



May 26, 2020

Application Process: Pets


As a landlord, you have no doubt by now heard some serious horror stories. At the heart of every issue (Read More…)



May 11, 2020

5 Steps to Screen Your Applicants


The most important aspect of owning a rental property is finding a tenant who will pay the rent in full and on time, and who will treat your property well while living there. It can be a daunting task – which is why screening is crucial!



April 27, 2020

Application Process: The Criminal Background Check


Why Run a Criminal Background Check At All? In searching for the tenant who will occupy your rental property, you (Read More…)



April 3, 2020

4 Tips to Advertise Your Rental Property




March 16, 2020

Improving the Marketability for Your Rental Property


As we have covered in a previous article, a common question that first-time landlords have is: How do I know (Read More…)



March 2, 2020

5 Steps to Prepare Your Property to Rent


There are a number of ways that you can improve the quality of your rental property. Before moving on to (Read More…)



February 17, 2020

How to Manage an Out-of-State Property


There are (more than) a few reasons that you might be interested in owning and managing an out of state (Read More…)



February 3, 2020

3 Ways to Build Your Vendor Relationships


How do you create relationships with reliable vendors in the property management industry? Select a Few, pay them on time, and refer and rate your preferred vendors. Of course, if you want to avoid the hassle of finding reliable vendors you could opt to use a management company that has spent years cultivating these relationships.



January 20, 2020

What You Need to Know About Fair Housing


Fair Housing isn’t just an attitude; it’s the law.  The Fair Housing Act (FHA) (42 U.S. Code § § 3601-3619 and (Read More…)



January 7, 2020

Ten Questions to Ask a Prospective Property Manager


Imagine you are hunting for a new management team. You spend hours researching, calling and emailing multiple companies. But how (Read More…)



December 27, 2019

Becoming A Landlord


You own a home that you would like to rent. The arrangement seems like a simple one: You provide the (Read More…)



December 10, 2019

3 Must-Have Traits for Success


As a full-service brokerage, our team speaks to people interested in real estate investing nearly every day. Unfortunately, many of (Read More…)



November 26, 2019

Self-Managing, How to Determine If Its For You


If you are just starting out in real estate investing or you are looking to take your current investments to (Read More…)



July 30, 2019

How to determine how much rent to charge in Fort Worth, TX


When you’re pricing your rental property, one thing you don’t want to do is rely on the public rental comps (Read More…)



February 28, 2019

How to Hire a Property Management Company in Fort Worth, Texas


A lot of times, landlords and owners looking for Fort Worth property management services will ask first about the fees (Read More…)



January 2, 2019

Why Choose Frontline Property Management, Inc.


Frontline Property Management is a 30-year old management company in the Fort Worth area. We want to tell you why (Read More…)