Screening Your Renters—Carefully: Ellenton Property Management Tips

By Gulf Coast Property Management Monday, August 24, 2020

Here at Gulf Coast Property Management, we've talked before about the importance of screening any pets you allow into your beautiful Ellenton rental property. The premise is pretty obvious when you think about it: why would you want to allow a potentially dangerous or me...

First-Time Landlord? Do This! | Gulf Coast Property Management Tips

By Gulf Coast Property Management Wednesday, August 19, 2020

If you're a beginner landlord, you're always researching and discovering new ways to improve your income and enhance the profitability of your Gulf Coast rental home. Regardless of how far along you've gotten with your search for property prosperity, we know as an exp...

A lease or rental agreement? That is the question.

By Gulf Coast Property Management Tuesday, August 18, 2020

At Gulf Coast Property Management, we are quite unique in that we manage both annual rentals and vacation rentals. This alone does not make us unique, but It is the degree of specialization that we practice that makes us unique. Within Manatee and Sarasota counties there are hund...

Englewood Property Management's Quick Guide to Property Inspections

By Gulf Coast Property Management Monday, August 17, 2020

Englewood might be considered by some to be a "sleepy beach town" along Florida's Gulf Coast, but we happen to think that's part of its charm as a place where renters want to put down long-term roots! However, to keep a rental property so close to the coastline ...

Allowing Pets in Your Rental: Lakewood Ranch Property Management Tips

By Gulf Coast Property Management Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Updated January 10, 2022 When it comes time to list your beautiful Lakewood Ranch property for rent, there may be a significant detail missing from your property listing: Do you allow pets into your rental property? Here at Gulf Coast Property Management, we get what you might b...

Finding the Right Rent Price | Ellenton Property Management Tips

By Gulf Coast Property Management Monday, August 10, 2020

From our perspective as the experts in Ellenton property management, in the wake of COVID-19, setting the right rental rate for your Ellenton rental property might be one of the most important tasks you can do as a property investor. You may be thinking, "Sure, setting my rental...

The Best Rental Upgrades Ranked by Gulf Coast Property Management

By Gulf Coast Property Management Wednesday, August 5, 2020

In the wake of COVID-19, the way we do everything has changed, but one thing remains eternal: home is where the heart is. As the experts in Gulf Coast property management, we have never seen this truth more pronounced than during a pandemic when we were all asked to get very acqu...

Evicting in Sarasota? Read This | Sarasota Property Management Tips

By Gulf Coast Property Management Monday, August 3, 2020

While federal eviction protections provided by the CARES Act have expired as of July 25th, an emergency moratorium on evictions enacted in April has been extended until September 1st. With these protections expiring soon unless Governor DeSantis decides to extend protections once...

Should I Rent My Home or Sell It?' | Gulf Coast Property Management Tips

By Gulf Coast Property Management Wednesday, July 29, 2020

At Gulf Coast Property Management, we know this is a question on the minds of many property owners right now in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Home prices held steady—defying plenty of expectations—and the market is starting to open back up again. However, there was another...

Setting the Right Rental Rate | Gulf Coast Property Management Tips

By Gulf Coast Property Management Wednesday, July 22, 2020

We've used our articles before at Gulf Coast Property Management to discuss how important it is to set the right rental rate in the wake of a crisis. When your rate is too low, you need to raise the price of your rental to meet the increasing costs of maintenance and other expen...