A Guide For Landlords And Property Managers

Whether you’re a new landlord or a seasoned property manager, American Family Insurance has the tools you need to help your business thrive. Because protection for your real estate investments is more than just great insurance, we’ve filled this guide with important resources to manage key aspects of your business and marketing insights to help your property management company succeed.

Learning the Basics

Marketing & Advertising Your Property

Learn about advertising your investment property and marketing directly to well-qualified tenants.

Vetting Applications & Tenant Screening

Discover high-tech ways to explore potential tenants’ financial fitness and ensure they’ll make on-time monthly rent payments.

Retaining Tenants & Managing Move-outs

Learn how to foster renewals with a well-crafted lease agreement and get details on managing tenants as they move out.

Purchasing Rental Property

Explore the financial requirements for purchasing real estate and what it takes to make your investment thrive.

Ongoing Management

Review best practices for managing rental properties and discover what you need to know to maintain yours.

Property Maintenance

Dive deep into what a warranty of habitability means, and know how to stay in compliance with state and local codes.

Rental Property Laws & Landlord Duties

From legally handling security deposits to dealing with evictions, there’s a lot to learn. Review best practices for managing maintenance requests and find out how to leverage your HOA membership to keep your property safe and looking great.

Landlord Insurance

Carefully insuring your real estate investments is as important as the investment itself. Learn all about why landlord insurance is essential to your long-term business goals.

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Powerful Partnerships for Your Business

Determining a tenant’s ability to pay the rent is no small task. Our partnership with TransUnion’s SmartMove can help to take the guesswork out of selecting the right tenant for your rental property. Whether you’re a local landlord, or managing properties across the nation, you’ll get background check details to make this important decision.

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You’ll receive a full analysis of your prospective tenant’s financial and criminal history along with data on previous evictions. Their ResidentScore takes these and other key factors into account, delivering you the information you need to make an informed decision. Here’s what you’ll get with SmartMove:

Credit, criminal and eviction reports. Their Income Insights report tell you which applicants need additional income verification.

Internet-based for ease-of-use. Start screening tenants in minutes and get fast results — all of it delivered and managed online.

Tenant screening made simple. You’ll get a credit-based renter recommendation. SmartMove helps you pick the right tenant for your rental property.

This article is for informational purposes only and is available through different sources. This information does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice. You should contact your attorney for legal advice specific to your situation.

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