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Writing for rental owners
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· Kevin Hoang
Should you self-manage your rental? An honest accounting
Self-managing a Greater Boston rental saves the management fee and costs something else. A straight comparison of where the money and the risk actually sit.
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What property management fees actually cover, and what to ask before you sign
Percentage fees, leasing fees, markups and the charges that do not appear in the headline number — how to compare Greater Boston property managers on the real cost.
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The September 1 lease cycle, and how to stop it costing you money
A very large share of Greater Boston tenancies start on September 1. Here is what that compressed calendar does to turnover, pricing and vacancy — and how owners plan around it.
Read the article· Kevin Hoang
Massachusetts security deposit rules, and why they catch careful landlords
What M.G.L. c. 186 § 15B requires of a Massachusetts landlord holding a security deposit — and why the penalties for getting it wrong are so much larger than the deposit.
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