All Seasons Blog

The latest in the All Seasons Smart Home blog seriesUnderstanding smart plugs: Forget to turn off the curling iron this morning? A smart plug can let your phone control anything you plug into an outlet. So turn off the curling iron right from work.Smart Plugs: A Good 1st StepWant to try to smart home products, but worried about the cost? ...

Understanding the Business of Landlording, a New Blog Series from All SeasonsEpisode 1 - Preparing your rental for SpringIt's been a cold, wet winter in Colorado. This is good! Snow pack is 143% of normal, which means we won't be in severe drought conditions this summer. Hopefully that means the fire risk is much lower this year, ...

Colorado Springs Record-Setting Bomb Cyclone BlizzardMarch 13th, 2019 brought a bomb cyclone blizzard to the Colorado Springs region. Meteorologists refer to a strengthening low as "bombing" out or undergoing bombogenesis if its minimum surface pressure drops by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours or less. Wind gusts of 100 m...

All Seasons LLC, CRMC held our Annual Vendors Meeting and Appreciation Breakfast last week. We interfaced with the folks who keep our properties running. We shared our processes and advice, and they had the chance to talk to us about their work. A lot of good food and info all around!We also showed a few short, informative for our vendors...

6 Tips to Help You Collect Rent on TimeYou’re happy! You finally have a few investment properties and have rented them out. But your joy comes to a snag the first time one of your tenants doesn’t pay on time, and you have to cover the mortgage payment yourself. This is not going to make you money if it’s taking it out of...

What SmartHome Virtual Assistant is Right for You?It’s a new year, and time to continue our series on SmartHomes. (See links our previous smart home blogs after this article.) If you’re renting, making your home smarter is easy with smart speakers that use voice assistants. There are two things to consider: which virtual assis...

When you decide to rent out a home, you might decide to manage your property yourself to save money, or to keep control of the entire process. Understandably, it can be overwhelming to get started. If this is the case for you, you might want to hire a Property Manager. What should you do? Here are 7 questions to ask yourself to see if you...

All Seasons Cleaning Guide 2018Click here to read or download the All Seasons Cleaning Guide 2018Youʼre Moving!So itʼs come time to vacate your rental home, and be on your way. With everything you have to think of, checklists can be a good way to make sure you have covered what you need to do.Cleaning your rental property is an importan...

Right now, 1/3 of all rental properties in the USA are single-family rentals, due to almost double by 2030. That means this is a good time to invest in this growing market. Here are 5 don’t-dos for successful single-family rental home investing.1) Don’t wing it - Set well-defined investment goalsClearly define your objectives....

Frequently Asked Questions from Residents and TenantsLast week, we covered the FAQs owners have about renting out their home. Click here to read that blog. This week, we’ll answer tenant’s FAQs. Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) we are asked by our residents.If you still have questions about renting a...