Property Management Blog

2025 Illinois Landlord Laws: Key Changes You Need to Know

By Cruise Property Management Thursday, December 19, 2024

Hey, landlords! Just when you thought you were getting comfortable with the 2023 and 2024 legal changes (and if you don’t know what they are, you better catch up), here comes 2025 with even more updates to shake things up. The shift from 2024 to 2025 isn’t just anothe...

Why you never know everything ("Just Housing")

By Cruise Property Management Friday, September 6, 2024

I try to write a blog that is timeless rather than timely. But sometimes, that is impossible, especially regarding new rules and regulations. It seems like every year, new laws that are mostly more restrictive to landlords come up.Navigating Constant Change in Property Management...

Are All Property Managers Lazy Cheaters?

By Cruise Property Management Sunday, January 28, 2024

As a property manager, I often face the challenge of proving my value to my clients. A common perception is that property managers are lazy and/or dishonest with the owners about finances. They assume that we just collect rent automatically, once in a while pay some bills, and ch...

Self-Showing

By Cruise Property Management Thursday, October 26, 2023

In the not-so-distant past, if you were a prospective tenant, let's call you Mike, on the hunt for your next rental property, your options were pretty limited. You had to coordinate with a landlord, property manager, or an agent to schedule a viewing. The catch was that both ...

The Best Screening Mindset You Never Heard of

By Cruise Property Management Thursday, October 19, 2023

According to Forbes, the top 5 America’s Best Employers for New Grads are General Mills, NASA, Google, Mayo Clinic, and Microsoft. While I have no idea how many positions are open, my guess is more people are applying for the companies than there are openings. Those compani...

What is the job of a property manager?

By Cruise Property Management Saturday, March 18, 2023

You might be wondering what property managers do. With new technologies and software emerging constantly, the job of property managers got easier. For example, while some still receive rent checks in the mail, many property managers now receive the rent from the tenants using an ...

3 Types of Property Management Companies

By Cruise Property Management Friday, March 10, 2023

As a rental property owner, you may have found yourself in a situation where you're unable to manage your rental property on your own. It may be because you don't have the time, or the knowledge, or you simply don't want to deal with the day-to-day responsibilities of...

0 Vacancy Strategy I don't Use

By Cruise Property Management Thursday, June 16, 2022

One of the biggest expenses for rental properties owner is a vacancy. While the property is vacant, you still have to pay the mortgage (if you have one,) property tax, insurance, and utilities. Also, since it is vacant and there's no one to let you know if there's an issu...

LCPIA Board Member

By Cruise Property Management Friday, May 20, 2022

It's official! I'm one of the LCPIA (Lake County Property Investors Association) board members. I'm looking forward to adding value to the Lake County real estate investors.

790 Montclair Dr, Round Lake (For Sale)

By Cruise Property Management Sunday, May 15, 2022

Another property just hit the market. You can find out more here.

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