By JC Velez - Thursday, March 2, 2023

Best Practices for Completing Tenant Maintenance Requests

Handling tenant maintenance requests quickly and completely will accomplish a couple of important things for you. First, it’s an important part of your tenant retention plan. To avoid vacancies and turnover costs at your Palm Desert rental property, make sure you have a...

By JC Velez - Thursday, February 16, 2023

Palm Springs Landlord's Guide to Handling Difficult Tenants with Ease

As professional Palm Springs property managers, we know that we’re doing more than managing rental homes. We’re also managing the tenants who occupy those rental homes. That’s not always easy. We’re often called upon to resolve conflicts and mediate disputes. We are...

By JC Velez - Thursday, February 2, 2023

Landlord's Guide to California's Rent Control Law

It has been almost two years since California’s Tenant Protection Act went into effect. While it would have been a pretty big deal during most of 2020, the rental industry was instead occupied with eviction moratoriums and what the pandemic meant for rental properties througho...

By David Mercado - Thursday, January 19, 2023

How Proper Paperwork and Rental Agreements Protect You and Your Investment Property

Keeping your paperwork organized is certainly not the most exciting part of owning a rental property. It’s kind of tedious, actually. But, it’s also important. Property paperwork and rental agreements will protect you and your investment property. The right documentation w...

By David Mercado - Thursday, January 5, 2023

Common Eviction Mistakes Rental Landlords Must Avoid in Palm Desert

Evictions are complicated in California, and they seem to grow even more complicated with every new law that’s passed or tenant protection that’s adopted. We always recommend that landlords and property owners work with an experienced landlord and tenant attorney or talk to ...

By David Mercado - Thursday, December 15, 2022

The Importance of Compliance Inspections | Palm Springs Property Management

At Xepco Properties, we conduct compliance inspections every six months at the rental properties we manage. We believe this strikes an ideal balance between protecting the privacy and space of your tenants and ensuring that your property is in good condition. What are you look...

By JC Velez - Thursday, December 1, 2022

Is It Time to Switch Property Management Companies?

Change can be hard. If you’ve been working with a property manager in Palm Desert for a while, you might hesitate to make a move, even if you’re unhappy with the level of service you’re receiving. If you can communicate well with your property managers, you can talk a...

By JC Velez - Thursday, October 6, 2022

The Fair Housing Act: What California Landlords Should Know

If you’re a landlord who is renting out a property in Palm Springs or anywhere in California, your attention to fair housing laws is critical. This is a state with a lot of tenant protections. In fact, the state fair housing laws are stricter than the federal laws. You need ...

By David Mercado - Thursday, September 22, 2022

Best Practices for Tenant Screening in Palm Desert

When you partner with Xepco Properties for leasing and property management services in Palm Desert, we work very hard to keep you out of the tenant screening and placement process. It’s for your own protection. The screening process in California presents a lot of op...

By JC Velez - Sunday, July 10, 2022

How to Set the Rent Price for Your Rental Property

As the owner of a rental property, your goal is to maximize the amount of profit that you receive from your single-family home, condo or multi-family building. The rent that you collect from tenants pays your mortgage, taxes (ugh!), insurance, maintenance and building your reserv...