August 2010: Are You Prepared?

By Michael Mengden Saturday, July 31, 2010

We continually work on educating tenants for any event that could happen during their tenancy. This includes making rental payments, reporting maintenance, handling emergencies/disasters, checking smoke alarms, practicing good neighbor policies, buying renter's insurance, and mo...

July 2010: When Handed Lemons, Make Lemonade

By Michael Mengden Wednesday, June 30, 2010

People have many fears when deciding to rent their home or contemplating buying an investment property. Horror stories abound about damage and difficult tenants. They have made many movies that portray outrageous tenant situations. Unfortunately, difficulties can arise and ...

June 2010: Mistakes Investors Should Avoid

By Michael Mengden Monday, May 31, 2010

The economy has certainly been volatile for the last few years. The stock market took a major nosedive, foreclosures have been rampant, and unemployment has risen to all time highs in many areas. However, in every market, there are opportunities and for some, now is a good time ...

May 2010: Renting and the Handicapped

By Michael Mengden Friday, April 30, 2010

Fair Housing is simple - do not discriminate. While this may be a basic principle, it is often not "easy" to follow, particularly in the area of handicapped or disabled persons. Many landlords often do not know or understand the legal requirements when it comes to renting to han...

April 2010: Setting the Stage for Better Showings

By Michael Mengden Wednesday, March 31, 2010

If you list your home with a REALTOR®, they would advise you to take certain steps to maximize how your house would show to the public. Their recommendations may include cleaning, landscape clean up, painting, installing new flooring, changing an appliance, and more. In ad...

March 2010: A Message from TERRA Residential

By Michael Mengden Sunday, February 28, 2010

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the online version of the TRS monthly Newsletter. Many of our clients have been requesting more online and we have been listening. In addition to this Newsletter, TRS now offers online electronic statements and documents on our secure onli...

February 2010: Terra Residential OWNER Portal

By Michael Mengden Sunday, January 31, 2010

Many of you have been requesting more online and we have been listening. TRS is pleased to announce that we are now offering online electronic statements and documents. We now have our secure online OWNER PORTAL through our website at terraresidential.com where you will have t...

January 2010: Terra Residential Services is GOING GREEN !!

By Michael Mengden Thursday, December 31, 2009

As announced last month, TRS is also making a change in our monthly Owner Statements beginning this month (January). We now have the ability to place a note on your statement that gives you the details of exactly what work was performed on a particular invoice. This note wil...

December 2009: The Personal Touch When Communicating

By Michael Mengden Monday, November 30, 2009

The 2009 year definitely has mixed reviews – interest rates are still low, the stock market is working toward recovery, and many throughout the country have been working tirelessly to help furnish jobs, feed the hungry, and aid disaster victims. However, it has been parti...

November 2009: 12 Practices to Maintain your Investment

By Michael Mengden Saturday, October 31, 2009

Our newsletters cover many issues, but as we move toward 2010, we want to review twelve practices that we, as your management company, use to protect your investment. 1. Support Fair Housing This is crucial to successful property management. This covers such a vast are...