By David Mercado - Thursday, July 7, 2022

10 Eviction Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs

Evictions can be tricky: One wrong move, and you can wind up making embarrassing or costly mistakes that delay the eviction and disrupt your income stream. Unfortunately, landlords and property managers tend to make the same mistakes–and pay the price–time and time again. In ...

By David Mercado - Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Signing a Lease and Tenant Move In | Time and Costs Required

Our journey has taken us from determining market rent, to ensuring our rental property is “rent ready” and will attract the best renters, to advertising our rental property for rent, to processing rental applications to choosing the right quality and qualified resident ...

By David Mercado - Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Ten Things Landlords Should Do To Keep Great Tenants

Ten Things Landlords Should Do To Keep Great Tenants It’s difficult to tell bad tenants apart from the good ones. When you do find a great group of renters, it is important to create a trusting relationship that will benefit both parties Respond quickly to complaints about...

By David Mercado - Friday, April 7, 2017

Palm Desert Rental Property Management & Investment

There are many factors to consider when looking for rental property to invest in and then manage. Here are some frequently asked questions from people who are just starting out on their journeys. Even if you have a rental property or an idea about what you want to do, it is wo...

By David Mercado - Friday, April 7, 2017

Palm Springs Rental Property Management & Investment

There are many factors to consider when looking for rental property to invest in and then manage. Here are some frequently asked questions from people who are just starting out on their journeys. Even if you have a rental property or an idea about what you want to do, it is wort...

By David Mercado - Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Avoid Palm Springs Tenant Turnover with These 3 Steps

Tenant turnover is an automatic cash flow killer. All of the administrative and advertising costs and the maintenance work to get the unit rent-ready, not to mention the lack of rent checks during vacancies, take a huge hit to your profit margins. Experienced Xepco Property Man...

By David Mercado - Sunday, April 2, 2017

The Top Palm Springs Rental Property Renovations to Increase Your Rent Revenue

With the new season now underway, many property owners in Palm Springs find themselves thinking about renovating their rental properties as a means to attract new tenants or to keep the current tenants happier. We joined with other Palm Springs property management companies to co...

By David Mercado - Sunday, March 26, 2017

Palm Springs Tenants are Responsible for Satellite Dish Removal

Xepco Property Management Answer: “The Tenant” Though this answer may surprise many of you out there, once the tenant becomes a customer of the satellite company, the dish or antenna becomes their property. Because of this rule, it would then become their responsibility to...

By David Mercado - Saturday, March 25, 2017

How to Vet Palm Springs Tenants

Protect Yourself and Your California Rental Property Vacancy in your Palm Springs rental property is an emergency. A vacant property bleeds cash in the form of lost rent and utility costs that could be passed on to the resident. Landlords know this and they feel the acute pain wh...

By David Mercado - Wednesday, March 22, 2017

How to Choose the Right Palm Desert Property Management Company

How To Find The Right Palm Desert Property Management Company for You You own rental property - what an exciting investment! Now you have decided to hire a property manager to help protect your investment and ensure it brings you the greatest possible returns. Rental properties a...