When Your Renters Don't Pay Rent | Sarasota Property Management Tips

By Gulf Coast Property Management Monday, April 20, 2020

As a Sarasota property management company, we're certainly starting to see the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on our community. The fallout is not only harming many Sarasota-area renters who rely on traditional brick-and-mortar industries for employment, but property owners and i...

Renter Relationships During COVID-19 | Bradenton Property Management Tips

By Gulf Coast Property Management Wednesday, April 15, 2020

As a landlord or investor, you are probably well aware that your renters are the engine for the profitability of your Bradenton rental property. Without the right renters, your property—and your income—can fall apart. You've screened your applicants thoroughly, and you found ...

Should You Sell Your Sarasota Property or Rent it?

By Gulf Coast Property Management Monday, April 13, 2020

Updated January 20, 2022 If you own a home in Florida, you may have discussed whether you should sell it and take advantage of skyrocketing real estate prices or hang on to it and convert it into an income-producing rental property. There are many factors to consider when decidi...

Why We Rent Faster

By Gulf Coast Property Management Monday, August 5, 2019

One of the cornerstones of our success has been how quickly we are able to rent our properties. As I write this blog our average time on market per property is 19 days. This is almost half the time of the average day on market shown on the Manatee and Sarasota Board of Realtors. ...

Rent V Selling

By Gulf Coast Property Management Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Rent V Selling In our 16 years of managing properties in Manatee and Sarasota counties we have witnessed firsthand, the boom and bust nature of the real estate market. As a result, we are often asked by homeowners whether they should sell their house now or hold on to it as an i...

What I've Learned in My 20 Years as a Property Manager

By Gulf Coast Property Management Monday, July 1, 2019

Is a Property Management Company Right for Me and My Investment? Gulf Coast Property Management Office in Sarasota, Florida Reflecting on the climate of the investment property mindset and motivations to become an investment property owner, property management is a professio...

How to Avoid Costly Turnovers

By Gulf Coast Property Management Sunday, May 12, 2019

Tenant turnover costs are the largest expense for most properties, but landlords don’t always consider these costs when setting budgets and realistic expectations of their return on investment. From repainting walls and cleaning carpets to upgrading appliances and minor repair...

Is a Month to Month Agreement Right for Your Manatee and Sarasota County Rental Property?

By Gulf Coast Property Management Thursday, January 3, 2019

When a lease terminates in Florida, it automatically goes into a month-to-month agreement. This means the tenant can remain in the property without renewing the lease, and either the landlord or the tenant only has to give 15 days of notice before the tenant vacates the proper...

4 P’s of Property Management in Manatee and Sarasota County: Price, Product, Presentation, and Pet...

By Gulf Coast Property Management Thursday, November 29, 2018

There are 4 P’s to keep in mind when it comes to property management and the whole rental process. These are Price, Product, Presentation, and Pets. They play a key role in the effective management of your rental property. Price Very often landlords are fixated on price...

Should You Rent or Sell Your Home? Manatee and Sarasota Property Management Advice

By Gulf Coast Property Management Thursday, November 15, 2018

The decision to rent your property or sell your property is often a difficult one to make. There may be a good reason why you would want to sell, such as the realization of profit. This profit could be used to buy another property or a bigger property, or those extra funds cou...