Investors

How to Increase the Rent on your Florida Rental Property

By Nicole St. Aubin on Friday, January 13, 2023

We get a lot of questions on rent increases and rent control laws from out of state investors looking to invest in Pensacola rental properties. We’re here with some commonly asked questions from landlords about this issue. Does Florida have rent control measures? ...

Important Considerations when Buying Tenant-Occupied Properties

By Nicole St. Aubin on Wednesday, January 4, 2023

If you’re an investor looking to purchase an investment property in Pensacola, you’ll likely come across a home for sale that comes with existing tenants. Nearly all single and multi-family properties come with existing renters. While it sounds great to have rent coll...

Top Pensacola Investment Real Estate Considerations

By Nicole St. Aubin on Thursday, December 15, 2022

Are you looking for a solid Pensacola investment property? With economic factors in mind, it is more important than ever to do your research prior to considering a Florida real estate investment purchase. We’ve got some great tips for investors looking to purchase real esta...

New Regulations to Increase HVAC Expenses for Pensacola Landlords and Homeowners

By Nicole St. Aubin on Thursday, December 1, 2022

Big changes are coming to the HVAC industry in 2023, and we want all Pensacola area landlords to be prepared for this. If your property has an older heating and cooling system that has reached its useful life, now is the time to evaluate your air conditioning system and consider ...

Is Pensacola oversaturated with short term rentals?

By Nicole St. Aubin on Thursday, November 10, 2022

We have been inundated with calls from Pensacola short-term rental property owners over the last two months. Most of these property owners have seen a drastic slowdown in AirBnB bookings and are realizing their Pensacola area STR property is not performing as successfully as they...

10 Ways For Landlords To Spot Fake Pay Stubs

By Nicole St. Aubin on Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Technology is both a blessing and a curse to the leasing process. Tenants are able to find your property and apply online in a matter of minutes. At the same time, they are able to locate fake income documents, or even assume a fake identity to apply with. Given advances in ...

Pricing your Pensacola Rental Property

By Nicole St. Aubin on Monday, October 17, 2022

How do you properly price a home for the rental market? Watch Nicole St. Aubin, broker, as she discusses properly pricing an investment property, and read our article below as she answers this question. First, let’s talk about how not to price your Pensacola area rent...

Florida’s New Fiasco Home Insurance 2022

By David Keen on Thursday, September 8, 2022

If you have been a homeowner in Florida over the past 5 years, it has become apparent that each year that goes by, the harder it has become to secure insurance on your home. While this is no secret, the issue has only grown exponentially worse into the year of 2022. Since 2020, 1...

Types of Insurance Policies: DP1 vs DP3

By David Keen on Thursday, September 8, 2022

As we have seen challenges in the insurance industry over the last few years, it’s important to become better familiarized with the types of insurance policies offered to landlords for their Pensacola area rental properties. We’ve discussed how the decrease in number ...

Normal Wear and Tear VS Tenant Damage

By Lindsay Scapecchi on Tuesday, May 24, 2022

It seems like every month we are discussing what normal wear and tear is and what is considered tenant caused damage. We strive to be fair with both our owners and tenants so we are always doing our research to make sure our standards are on track with others. Most recently we h...