Property Management Resource Articles

Appeal a Property Tax Assessment You have the right to appeal the assessed value of your property if you feel it is unfair or incorrect.

The Indianapolis tenants rights ordinance went into effect July 1, 2020. The linked article below is from WILMOTHGroup.com and provides additional insight as to  the details of

We do ask our owners to keep $300 in reserve for emergencies and incidentals associated with maintenance of the property. Specifically an Owner will agree

If you have previously registered your Indianapolis-Marion County property you will receive an email from the city.  It will advise you of the need to

Marion County Indiana landlords must participate in a registration of their homes with the City of Indianapolis.   Beginning in 2015, landlords must use a new online

In 2020, we had to become creative with inspecting occupied homes due to the pandemic. We designed our own system for giving a tenant the option

As a rental owner, you can expect inspections to be completed as follows. Move-In Inspection Move-Out Inspection Mid-Lease Inspection Lease Renewal Inspection These 4 types

WILMOTH Group has pledged support, to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy, for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the nation. We encourage and support an

At the beginning of our relationship with a rental owner we ask them to review our Standards of Habitability for housing we offer. We ask before they become

WILMOTH Group will represent it’s owners when an eviction is needed. The cost of the court filing and attorney average $325. Different courts will cost different amounts.  

WILMOTH Group will pursue damages judgements as part of every eviction action. If an owner experiences unpaid rent or damages with no eviction, they will have

As monthly rent payments are received, we systematically process your funds and deliver them to you each and every month. Electronically to your designated bank

Yes. We have implemented a complete set of options to utilize modern electronic payment systems to expedite and facilitate the ease and flow of all

As members of the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM), our company participates in regular Code of Ethics training. These are the standards of

One of the biggest points of pain for rental owners is how their manager handles maintenance.  How a manager charges for maintenance is a concern

We offer a web-based owner portal that you will gain access to when you first sign up with WILMOTH Group. When you log in, you

WILMOTH Group managers recognize that your tenant’s do not want to be left stranded with no heat, a broken pipe, or any other tenant emergency

Unfortunately, tenants break the terms of leases. A couple of questions are reviewed when this occurs. Is this a great, good, or bad tenant? Does

No Problem!  WILMOTH Group understands your needs for distributions may not always fit a pre-defined schedule. We know that sometimes the funds are not available

As hard as we attempt to screen all applicants (with credit, employment, previous rental and criminal history reports) there are no guarantees that your new

Yes you will! We appreciate clients who decide they want to use WILMOTH Group for their investing needs and offer discounts. Unlike some companies, the

The tenant move in process allows us to make every effort to demonstrate and document the condition of your property. We also stress to all

The Rental owner statement report shows a summary of ‘money in, money out’ by way of asset (current and fixed), income, expense, liability and equity transactions for

We normally close out books for a month by the 14th of the following month. At that time, you will receive an email from the system

If you are in the process of considering, or interviewing, property management companies there are some things you want to understand. The property manager’s operating structure

United States tax laws are very specific about withholding requirements for anybody without a federal tax identification number. The below is directly from the WILMOTH Group

We hope you will always be our client, but of course, things happen. When a decision is made to terminate management there are a number of

When an owner wants to determine the funds he has available for distribution or for approved repairs that have not been billed yet with WILMOTH

Finding great tenants for rentals is a multi-part process. We start with identifying the likely renter and building marketing of the property to match the

Like any company that assesses risk, we have a set of objective measurements we use to lower the risk in accepting tenants.  We call this

Visit the Owner portal at wilmoth.managebuilding.com/Manager/public/authentication/login and login. Click on the Rental Owner tab. All of your relevant documents (agreements, leases, manuals, addendums) can be

There are two investment components to the strategy of buy and hold. One is income derived from the rental of the home. The second is