Owner Education

Zillow Pensacola Rental Zestimates

By Realty Masters on Tuesday, April 26, 2022

As Realtors, we frequently hear from landlords and property owners asking about the accuracy of Zillow’s Zestimate for their Pensacola rental property. Right from Zillow’s website, Zillow reports the Rent Zestimate is a “starting point in determining ...

Most Important Questions for Potential Property Manager

By Nicole St. Aubin on Sunday, April 24, 2022

Most Important Questions for Potential Property Manager 1. Are they a property management company or do they rent houses? While these agents may be licensed, they may not be familiar with landlord tenant laws, security deposit disbursements, inspections, advertising r...

Improvements Tenants Want for Their Rental Property

By Nicole St. Aubin on Thursday, April 21, 2022

Landlords: your tenants want updates.When asked the question "What one improvement would you wish for your rental?" upon vacating, our tenants had a lot to say. Here's a list of the most common answers we received this year in order of frequency:Needs upgrades...

Landlords: 10 Year Tamper Proof Smoke Detectors

By Nicole St. Aubin on Thursday, April 21, 2022

As a landlord, you have to mitigate liability by ensuring that your property meets all applicable city, county, state, and national laws. One of the biggest challenges for the do-it-yourself landlord is staying on top of all of these regulations! One regulation you may not ...

The Impact of Hurricane Michael on the Pensacola Area

By Nicole St. Aubin on Thursday, April 21, 2022

We've felt some impact from the aftermath of major Hurricane Michael, which hit the Panama City area in October 2018. Here are the ways we've been impacted. Rental Market Remained Steady On the positive side, we waived application fees for storm victims and re...

Pensacola's Section 8 Housing Information for Landlords

By Nicole St. Aubin on Thursday, April 21, 2022

Realty Masters manages properties for owners who participate in the local section 8 housing program. While some municipalities require participation in the program, participation in the program is voluntary in our area. Both Escambia & Santa Rosa County have a housing depa...

Capital Gains Taxes and Opportunity Zones

By Nicole St. Aubin on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

There's been a lot of talk this year about Opportunity Zones and a new way to reinvest funds that would have normally been paid towards capital gains taxes in real estate in low income zones designated "opportunity zones." If you are an investor looking to invest in...

Do you have Hurricane Insurance?

By Realty Masters on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Florida hurricane season is roughly May through November. That is over half the year! On top of that, hurricanes don't always occur during their season. For homeowners in Florida and in other coastal communities, hurricanes are a huge threat.Does your insurance pol...

Measuring a Real Estate Investment

By Realty Masters on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

With any measurement based on a future predictions or hypotheticals, we know that many parameters, and events can change the results,but that shouldn't stop us from doing our due diligence on the front end of investment properties. Let's take a look at the kinds of...

Pam Keen on the Rental Income Podcast

By Nicole St. Aubin on Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Our broker and fellow real estate investor recently appeared on The Rental Income Podcast! Listen to her 20 minute episode "The Formula for Buying the Perfect Rental with Pam" as she discusses real estate investments. Pam discusses her preferences for real estate investments i...