Understanding Return on Investment – Part 4 – Cash Flow
One of the most common financial calculations you’ll want to understand is how to calculate the cash flow for your rental properties. While this is a simple concept, it’s importance cannot be overstated. Though some investors purchase property strictly...
5 Ways to Improve Your Rental Property For New Tenants or For Listing
There are a number of cosmetic and cost effective ways to increase the value of a property prior to selling or attracting a new tenant that can translate into thousands of dollars extra in your pocket on a sale or increased rent roll. Here’s how to improve a rental...
Understanding Return on Investment – Part 3 – Cap Rate
Building on the previous article, today we will be talking about capitalization rates or “cap rates” – how to calculate them and what you can use them for. Definitions vary, but it is a rental valuation tool generally defined as the yield of a property based on its...
Pre-Authorized Debit – Tenant Edition
Pre-Authorized Debit for Tenants If your landlord or property manager is using our platform to process rent payments, this guide will tell you everything you need to know. First, your property manager will need permission from you to make withdrawals. Then, they will...
Managing your Account Settings
Managing your Account Settings On the left navigation menu, choose Settings and then one of the sub-menu items. There are several account settings that you can configure from here. Billing / Invoices This page will show invoices generated from Streamline Landlord...
Securing your Account
At Streamline Landlord Service, we go to great lengths to keep your data secure. However, at the end of the day, we need to rely on you to create a strong password and enhance your security by using two factor authentication (2FA). There’s not a lot we can do if...
Managing Prospects
Managing Prospects The Streamline platform helps manage two types of people for rental properties: prospects (potential renters) and tenants (current lessees). This article explains how to use the platform to manage prospects and streamline onboarding. On the left...
Managing Tenants
Managing Tenants Tenants are people who are actively leasing a property/unit from you. They can have rental agreements created to represent these leases, make rent payments, submit maintenance requests, and have their own portal to access the site. To start with,...
Managing Rental Agreements
Managing Rental Agreements A Rental Agreement is how we represent a lease on your property. It is a relationship between a property unit that you own/manage and one or more tenants, over a set period of time. Rental Agreements can have documents attached to them, so...
Managing Properties
Managing Properties In order to successfully utilize the Streamline platform, you’ll need to upload information on each property that you own or manage. To do so, start by navigating to the Properties menu, then to the Manage sub-menu. From here, you can create your...