By JC Velez - Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Palm Desert Tenant Application Review Checklist

Finding the right tenant in Palm Desert is the most important step in renting out your home. Many landlords are lured by someone who presents themselves well and have a wad of cash ready to move in to your “beautiful home” and treat like their own, many times boasting about w...

By JC Velez - Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Palm Springs Rental Lease Signing & Tenant Move In Process

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 for ou...

By JC Velez - Tuesday, January 3, 2017

How to Show Your Palm Desert Rental Property Safely and Effectively

To show a rental property to a new tenant in Palm Desert, many first time landlords simply show up at the scheduled time with little preparation. In this article, we will cover the steps to effectively and safely show your rental home. First and foremost, you need to consider pe...

By JC Velez - Monday, January 2, 2017

How to Show Your Palm Springs Rental Property Safely and Effectively

To show a rental property to a new tenant in Palm Springs, many first time landlords simply show up at the scheduled time with little preparation. In this article, we will cover the steps to effectively and safely show your rental home. First and foremost, you need to consider p...

By JC Velez - Sunday, January 1, 2017

Advertising Your Palm Springs Rental Home For Rent

You have gone through the “legal” legwork and have our home “make ready” so now it is time to get a renter in the home. To do this, you will need to decide how much your rental property is going to rent for, as well as where and how you are going to advertise the home for...

By JC Velez - Friday, December 30, 2016

How to Prepare Your Palm Springs Rental Home for Rent

Now that you have gone through the exercise of understanding your state and local laws with regard to renting your home, it is time to get it ready to rent to some other residents. This process is commonly called “make ready”, and includes many things most “do it yourself�...

By JC Velez - Thursday, December 29, 2016

Palm Desert Rental Property Owners & Lead Poisoning

Lead poisoning has been in the news lately. Whether you own an older home or live by an industry that has lead involved in a process, the effects of lead poisoning on communities is real. Xepco Property Management is concerned about the safety and health of tenants and takes t...

By JC Velez - Wednesday, December 28, 2016

5 Strategies for Handling Palm Desert Tenant Hoarders

Though hoarding has been a hidden disorder for several years, in 2013, the American Psychiatric Association officially recognized hoarding as a mental disorder making hoarders a protected class. If you are renting to a hoarder and receive complaints from other neighbors or have c...

By JC Velez - Tuesday, December 27, 2016

DIY Palm Desert Property Management Creates Problems for Local Neighborhoods

For investors, real estate over the last 50 years has usually been a safe bet. While it has had its ups and downs, for most investors, real estate is something that can be counted on. However, with the rise of more investors comes a similar set of DIY property owners. The downsi...

By JC Velez - Sunday, November 6, 2016

Palm Desert Rental Investment Property Buyer's Guide

As a newbie to the rental property business, you may be nervous about making that first purchase of your investment property home. Do you know what things to consider to attract renters? If you have ever rented a home yourself, then you have experience in what home renters are lo...