Blog

Hiring an Oakland Property Manager for Tenant Communication: Marquardt’s Approach

One of the best reasons to partner with an Oakland property management company is for our technology and our ability to communicate proactively and responsively with your residents. Tenant communication can be tough. Some residents will be calling and messaging every...

Understanding Oakland’s Voucher Program: A Comprehensive Guide for Landlords

Perhaps a few years ago, you rented out homes without any thought to housing vouchers because you made a decision not to rent to people who had Section 8 benefits or were participating in other housing programs. That was your option, then. Now, things are different....

Keeping Your East Bay Area Property Clean: A Guide to Garbage Services

We spend a lot of time thinking about garbage. That’s because we’re professional Oakland property managers, and as you might expect - the properties we work with and the tenants who live in those properties produce a lot of trash. Our goal is to keep your Oakland...

Expert Maintenance and Repairs: How Marquardt Property Management Keeps Your East Bay Property in Top Shape

At Marquardt Property Management, we take care of every rental property we manage as if it was our own investment. Detail is important to us. Staying one step ahead of the next emergency is also important to us. Our maintenance processes are designed to protect the...

Avoiding Rent Collection Issues in Oakland: Proactive Measures for Landlords

For many landlords, one of the biggest challenges to owning a rental property is collecting rent on time. This should be automated and easy; your tenants pay what is owed on the first of every month. How can you turn that expectation into execution? When your tenants...

Stay Up-to-Date with California Rental Laws and Regulations with an Oakland Property Manager

If you’ve rented out a home in the Bay Area for any amount of time, you know that the rental laws throughout California are strict. They’re also always changing. It’s easy to make an expensive legal mistake when you’re renting out property in Oakland. You’ll need to...

« Older Entries