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By Nathan Peel - Friday, October 23, 2026

Don't Let the First Freeze Surprise Your Rental

Winter is hard on rental homes in Lexington and across Central Kentucky. Our swings between freezing nights and mild days are tough on pipes, roofs and aging furnaces, and most of the expensive problems, like burst pipes, heating failures and ice damage, can be prevented with a l...

By Jonathan Pezzi - Friday, October 23, 2026

What Every Rental Owner Should Know Before They List

If you've owned a rental for a while, it has probably appreciated enough that you've considered selling. Then you run the numbers on what you'd actually walk away with. Between federal capital gains tax, depreciation recapture, and state income tax, the tax bill on a ...

By Cody Meredith - Friday, October 23, 2026

Can Your Pet Policy Keep Your Property From Renting?

Many prospective residents in Lexington, KY begin their rental search online, using filters to narrow down properties based on price, location, bedrooms, amenities, and whether pets are permitted. When a property is advertised as strictly "No Pets," renters searching sp...

By Zach West - Wednesday, October 21, 2026

The Difference between Repairs, Maintenance, and Capital Improvements

Every rental property throws a surprise at you sooner or later: a leaky faucet, a dying water heater, a roof that's seen one too many Kentucky storms. What most owners do not realize is that the IRS sorts these fixes into 3 very different buckets: repairs, maintenance, and ca...

By Zach West - Wednesday, October 7, 2026

How Rental Property Expenses Affect Your Bottom Line in Lexington

Most Lexington landlords budget for the mortgage and stop there, then wonder why the numbers never quite work out. Rental property expenses reach far past that single payment, covering insurance, maintenance, vacancy, and a dozen smaller costs that erode profit one line item at a...

By Nathan Peel - Friday, October 2, 2026

Flood Insurance: The Coverage Many Homeowners Don’t Know They Need

When homeowners think about protecting their property, they often assume their homeowners insurance policy covers every major threat. Unfortunately, that assumption can lead to a costly surprise when flooding occurs.One of the most common misconceptions in personal insurance is t...

By Home Forward - Tuesday, September 29, 2026

What Happens When You Onboard a Rental Property With Home Forward

If you've ever looked at a property management company's website and thought 'this sounds great, but what actually happens after I sign?' — this post is for you.Getting started with Home Forward is designed to be simple. But 'simple' doesn't mean vague. We want you to know exac...

By Nathan Peel - Monday, September 21, 2026

What Every Lexington Owner Should Store in Their Property Management Portal

A missing lease addendum at 11:00 p.m. on a Friday can turn a manageable Lexington rental into a real headache. Owners scramble through email threads, old text messages, and filing cabinets, looking for a single document that would have answered a tenant's question in seconds...

By Nathan Peel - Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Press Featured

We were featured on Redfin! Read the full article here: Tenant Screening: 5 Simple Steps to Choosing the Right Tenants for Your Rental Property

By Nathan Peel - Monday, September 7, 2026

How Professional Property Managers Use Market Data to Price Rentals in Lexington

Setting a rent price by comparing it to what a neighbor charges or by picking a number that simply feels right might work out once or twice. But over the life of a rental portfolio, that approach tends to catch up with landlords in the form of extended vacancies or rent checks t...