Philadelphia Property Management Company Blog

Assessing security deposit charges when a tenant made improvements to a property.

Hi, there! Joe White here from Grow Property Management, your trusted property management company in Philadelphia. I wanted to share a recent experience I had with a tenant move-out situation that raised some important points for landlords and property managers to consider. One of my tenants just moved out of a property we manage in […]

As a rental property owner you need to be making intellectual and not emotional decisions

Hi, there! Joe White here from Grow Property Management, your trusted property management company in Philadelphia.  I just had an owner terminate our property management services before we even got started. He owned a duplex in considerable distress, ceilings caving in, serious disrepair, just a mess overall, and while that’s not entirely uncommon, it’s deeply […]

City of Philadelphia rental property number of tenant restrictions

Hi, there! Joe White here from Grow Property Management, your trusted property management company in Philadelphia. The city of Philadelphia has well-defined parameters and clear restrictions on how many tenants are allowed to reside within that rental property. I recently received a question from an anonymous submitter about limiting the number of people living in […]

A property management company is going to have some input on the rental asking price!

Hi, there! Joe White here from Grow Property Management, your trusted property management company in Philadelphia. I recently received a question on the podcast as a comment from someone named Chrisman. He was a bit frustrated and wanted to know if what he’s experiencing with his property management company is normal. Specifically, his company is […]

Heading over the keys to a rental property

Hi, there! Joe White here from Grow Property Management, your trusted property management company in Philadelphia. I’ve been going back and forth for the past two and a half weeks with a property owner whose property my property management company recently began managing. It’s a new unit we just onboarded, and ever since we took […]

Is choosing the least expensive real estate agent or property management company a smart investment?

Hi, there! Joe White here from Grow Property Management, your trusted property management company in Philadelphia. I just got off the phone with someone inquiring about having us manage his three rental properties. Unfortunately, I had to tell him we likely wouldn’t be the right fit. He kept circling back to try and renegotiate every […]

The fastest solution for an emergency rental property repair is often the worst solution

Hi, there! Joe White here from Grow Property Management, your trusted property management company in Philadelphia. When you manage properties for a living, you learn pretty quickly that not all contractors are created equal. And when something goes wrong at a property, say water in the basement or a broken HVAC system; it’s easy to […]

There’s a big difference between a rental property and a rental property that is still a home

Hi, there! Joe White here from Grow Property Management, your trusted property management company in Philadelphia.  Yesterday, I had an insightful conversation with a potential client who owns a home and is preparing to convert it into a rental property. He’s decided to hire my property management company, which I’m excited about, but before finalizing […]