Pricing Your Denver Home to Rent

Pricing Your Denver Home to Rent

Are you a property owner in Denver struggling to determine the best rental price for your property? Determining the right price for your rental can be challenging, but it is crucial to ensure you attract quality tenants while generating maximum rental income. Many...

Weekend Getaways from Denver

Weekend Getaways from Denver

Escape the City with These 13 Colorado Destinations As Denver locals, we often get caught up in the hustle and bustle of city life. But as the flowers start to bloom and the days get longer, it's time to escape the city and discover the beauty of the surrounding...

5 Communication Tips for Managing Tenants

5 Communication Tips for Managing Tenants

Self-managing a rental property can be a rewarding experience, but it also comes with a number of challenges. One of the most important factors for success as a self-managing landlord is communication. Good communication with your tenants is essential for building...

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Denver

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Denver

St. Patrick's Day is a time to celebrate Irish heritage and culture with friends and family. The city of Denver, Colorado is known for its vibrant and festive celebrations, making it the perfect destination for anyone looking to join in on the fun. From parades and...

5 Tips to Avoid Vacancies

5 Tips to Avoid Vacancies

Our Keyrenter Leasing Team has put together some of our best tried-and-true tips to avoid unwanted vacancy, especially during the off-season, for you to implement into your own rental and save you money: 1) Complete all cleaning and repairs before marketing the...

Squatters and How to Avoid Them

Squatters and How to Avoid Them

While definitely a more rare occurrence, leaving a rental property vacant for extended periods of time does open the door to some other issues that may threaten the security and rentability of your investment property- squatters. Once a squatter moves into a vacant...

Date Night in Denver

Date Night in Denver

Valentine’s Day Dinner in Denver Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching! And whether you’re celebrating with your significant other for the very first time, hunting for a first date location that’s sure to impress, celebrating an anniversary, or simply finally...

Celebrate New Years in Denver

Celebrate New Years in Denver

As 2022 comes to a close, we wanted to provide you with a list of some of the most celebrated parties and events in the country to help you ring in the New Year right here in Denver!  New Year's Eve Fireworks WHEN: Dec. 31, 2022; 9 p.m. and midnight​ WHERE: 16th...

How to Prepare for Tax Season as a Landlord

How to Prepare for Tax Season as a Landlord

It’s almost the end of 2022 already! Which means that Tax Season will quickly be upon us. Our team at Keyrenter wanted to provide some support and FAQs around how you can best prepare yourself to file your taxes and to identify some common mistakes landlords will make...

What to Do in Denver This Holiday Season

What to Do in Denver This Holiday Season

The Holidays are approaching and Denver “decks the halls” unlike any other city in the country! There is so much to see, do and explore, so we thought it would be fun to put together a list of some of our absolute favorite events and activities that you cannot miss!...

Top Denver Fall Activities

Top Denver Fall Activities

Credit: Dawn Wilson Photography / Alamy Stock Photo There are few places on earth as magical as the Colorado landscape during the Fall Months. From fiery foliage in the Rockies, to some of the world’s largest Haunted attractions, Colorado has something for everyone....

13 Keys Of Rental Success

13 Keys Of Rental Success

Successful rental owners follow these guidelines to ensure the success of their rental, and maximize their owning experience. 1. Treat your rental property like a business… because it is a business! 2. Have a financial reserve set aside for the “unexpected.” Placing...

Denver’s Best Breweries

Denver’s Best Breweries

When it comes to picking a favorite beer, we understand that personal beer tastes are a HOT topic and can range as wildly (and with as much intensity) as the flavor combinations themselves. But here’s the good news! Colorado is home to over 400 breweries, of which...

Landlord Dos and Donts

Landlord Dos and Donts

Taking a leap of faith and entering into the property management world is a pivotal period of excitement and uncertainty. There are many different aspects of property management you’ll need to learn – after all, owning a rental property is now your new business....

Spring Cleaning and Organization

Spring Cleaning and Organization

The cold weather is on its way out, and spring is finally here! As you prepare for the new season, you may have noticed some dust collecting on the shelves from wintertime. (Don’t feel bad: It happens to all of us!) However, we’re here to help you get – and stay! –...

Moving Out? Here’s What to Do!

Moving Out? Here’s What to Do!

Moving out can be extremely stressful. You may find yourself with a mile-long checklist that includes packing, cleaning, and so much more. Fortunately, we are here to help make the move-out process easier by ensuring all the boxes are checked off before moving out of...

Renting Vs. Selling

Renting Vs. Selling

The million dollar question, should I sell or rent my property? Now more than ever this question seems to be popping up. The selling market right now is crazy! Surely, you have seen neighbors or family members selling their property and the property going for way...

4 Tips on How to Fill Vacancies Faster

4 Tips on How to Fill Vacancies Faster

Nowadays, most customers expect instant and reliable services.  Even as the pandemic struck brick and mortar stores, consumers ordered an entire week’s groceries with a click of a button. When there was no source of entertainment, they pulled out their smartphones and...

5 Ways to Increase Cash Flow

5 Ways to Increase Cash Flow

Every investor or rental property owner always wants to aim for maximizing their property cash flow. While there are plenty of ways to do so, here are a few of the most common opportunities to increase property cash flow. RefinanceIf you purchased your own with a...

How Do Property Managers Get New Owners

How Do Property Managers Get New Owners

Are you wondering how to make your property management company more lucrative? The success of your business depends on strong partnerships with the right people. The following tips can help you get new property owners. Develop a Marketing Plan Every business needs a...

Colorado Landlords and Marijuana

Colorado Landlords and Marijuana

Back in 2012, Colorado became one of the first states to allow recreational use of marijuana. Many landlords are confused on what they can or can’t do in a state where marijuana use is legal. The truth is, not a lot has changed since Marijuana was legalized in...

6 Home Improvements to Raise Home Value

6 Home Improvements to Raise Home Value

When you sell a home, a primary goal of yours is to make the most profit possible. However, if you ask for a lot of money but your home doesn’t provide an equal amount of value, it could sit on the market for months. Instead, you need to make improvements in and...

Top Ten Tenant Screening Questions To Ask

Top Ten Tenant Screening Questions To Ask

Finding the right tenant can make or break your rental business, so it’s important to take the time to screen prospective tenants and find a good fit. However, it can be hard to know what questions to ask to find what you’re looking for. Here we’ll list the top ten...

Top 6 Day trips from Denver

Top 6 Day trips from Denver

Getting ready for a quick days scenery change outside Denver? We’ve got a list of our favorite day-trips outside Denver anyone can reach in under 2 hours. Boulder: Boulder is an easy 40-minute drive from Denver with plenty to do for the city slickers or outdoors...

Where to Eat and Drink in LoHi

Where to Eat and Drink in LoHi

Where to Eat and Drink in LoHi We can all agree that LoHi (Lower Highlands) part of Denver has a plethora of spots to eat, drink and be merry. With everything being walking distance from each other (or a scooter away), you can even try to get all in one day if you’re...

5 Ways to Cut Costs When Moving

5 Ways to Cut Costs When Moving

Moving is time-consuming and can be extremely stressful. It can also be very expensive. Hiring a professional moving company alone can cost several thousand dollars depending on how far you’re moving and how many belongings you have. And, if you’re making the move a...

Top 10 Breweries in Denver

Top 10 Breweries in Denver

If you’ve ever been bummed to miss the Olympics of beer - the Great American Beer Festival - worry no more, there’s plenty of beer to go around in Colorado and Denver alone. People come from all over the country to check out the local microbrew scene in Denver, so we...

6 Top Neighborhoods in Denver

6 Top Neighborhoods in Denver

Denver is a large city that has everything to offer for every age from hiking and biking trails to hot restaurants, bars, and sports venues. Here in Denver, you can find every type of living from luxury condos with skyline views or luxury lofts, to family-friendly...

Does Paying Rent on Time Build Credit?

Does Paying Rent on Time Build Credit?

Does Rent Build Credit? Sometimes, paying your rent on time might help you build credit. All the 3 major credit reporting bureaus will show positive rent-payment history on your credit reports if it has been provided by landlords. Anytime you are planning to rent...

How to Choose a New Home for Rent

How to Choose a New Home for Rent

Renters should always make sure that they take a tour of the home for rent they are interested in before they decide to move in. It is important to look for several things upfront to make sure that you are going to be comfortable in your new home. It is also important...

The Basics of Property Entry

The Basics of Property Entry

As a landlord, you have several distinct advantages over your tenants, chief among them being your access rights. Though using your power to break up the occasional party may seem tempting, familiarize yourself with your state’s rules regarding random entry first....

What Colors Make a Room Look Bigger?

What Colors Make a Room Look Bigger?

Are you concerned that your new rental home lacks the square footage to truly decorate? We have good news! With some clever arrangement, even the smallest room opens up into a more open, welcoming space.No doubt you realize that clutter makes an already small room...

All About Welcome Packets

All About Welcome Packets

What Goes into a Winning Welcome Packet? As a landlord, you want to provide incoming tenants with helpful information to make the transition into their new home or apartment as easy as possible. A welcome packet is a great way to deliver that information. If you’re...

How to Manage Noisy Tenants

How to Manage Noisy Tenants

Now that the renter population has increased in Denver and more and more people are investing in rental properties, the unfortunate reality is that many property managers will inevitably have to deal with tenants that don’t get along. The most common complaint?...

Renting Vs. Buying a Property

Renting Vs. Buying a Property

Choosing whether to rent or buy a property such as a home or condo can be a difficult decision. The decision is tied up in a variety of factors from your credit score to the amount of time you plan on staying in the property. We’ll help you sort out the aspects of the...

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