Columbus Property Management Blog

Most owners who buy a rental in Phenix City are Georgia people. They bought it the way they'd buy a house in Columbus, they lease it the same way, and they assume that if they ever have to evict a tenant in Phenix City, the process works the same way too.It doesn't. Phenix City is in Russell County, Alabama. Alabama runs its own e...

If you are looking at a rental in Hamilton, Georgia, you are looking at the smallest piece of the Chattahoochee Valley rental market and the one with the most going on inside it. Here is what people actually call and ask about renting in Hamilton, GA, in the order they ask it.What should I know before renting a house in Hamilton, GA?Hamil...

If you own a Russell County, AL rental and live somewhere else, you are in good company. Somebody PCS'd out of Fort Benning, took a job in another state, or kept a parent's house instead of selling it. The house itself is rarely the problem. The address is, because in Russell County the address on the mailbox leaves out most of wh...

Nobody buys a rental house planning to evict anybody. But if you own long enough it happens, and the owners who handle it badly are almost always the ones who did not know the clock had already started running against them.Here is what Georgia law actually requires of you as a Columbus owner, and roughly how long each step takes.How long ...

It happens a few times a year to every agent in Columbus. You have a listing appointment, you run the numbers, and the honest answer is that this client should not sell right now. They owe too much. The market is not where they need it. They are PCSing out of Fort Benning in six weeks and the house will not close in time.So what do you do...

A good number of Harris County houses are owned by people who no longer live in Georgia. Somebody took a job in another state, or PCS'd out of Fort Benning, or inherited a place on a few acres outside Hamilton and decided to keep it. The house is fine. The distance is the problem.Can I manage a Harris County rental from another state?...

Every owner asks it the same way. The tenant gives notice, the house is about to go empty, and the question is how long until somebody is paying rent again.Midtown and Rose Hill — the 31904 side of Columbus — is a harder ZIP to answer that question in than most, and it is worth understanding why before you set a price.How long...

Everything we have written for rental owners and renters around Columbus, in one place. It is grouped by the question people actually call and ask, not by the date we posted it.If you would rather just talk to someone, call (706) 565-0741 or start with what we do for owners.Renting it out or selling itIf you own a house here and you are n...

If you own a house in East Columbus and you are trying to work out what it would rent for, the ZIP-code average is going to lie to you. The median rent in 31907 is around $1,250. We have a one-bedroom out here at $795 and a four-bedroom at $2,050 — same ZIP, same city, same school district, and two and a half times the rent. Averagi...

You have orders out of Fort Benning, the house in Phenix City is not going to sell inside your window, and somebody in your unit already told you to list it and eat the loss. Slow down. This is the most common call that comes into our Columbus, Georgia office, and the answer is usually the opposite of what you were told over coffee.Should...