Thursday, December 8, 2011

Mountain Ridge Property Management

Mountain Ridge provides quality property management with excellent client service. Specializing in management of the single family home, townhouses, duplexes and small apartment complexes in Boise, Meridian and Eagle Idaho; we make owning rental properties a trouble free investment.

We implement responsible property management practices while promoting a strong code of professional ethics and integrity. Our service approach offers tenants an excellent renting experience resulting in high tenant retention while maximizing profits for the owner.

In addition to property management, Mountain Ridge offers, tenant locator, tenant screening and a variety of advertising options.

Whether you live in the Boise, Meridian or Eagle area or are thinking of relocating, ensuring the house you rent provides everything you need is important. Search our listings of rental homes and apartments to locate the property matching your housing needs.

For assistance with your investment property or other services we offer, contact our office at your earliest convenience. We look forward to working with you and managing all of your rental home needs.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Holiday Security and Safety

Nothing can ruin a joyful holiday season faster than coming home to find your home has been broken into.  That sickening feeling in the pit of your stomach will gnaw at you for weeks.  Don't despair though; there are a few simple ideas to make your home less appealing to the burglar, all without breaking the holiday budget.  We all know break-ins occur more frequently around this time of the year,  Let's face it, the average break in thief is not that motivated otherwise, they would just get their own hob and not resort to stealing your stuff.  So making your home appear more protected will certainly help to dissuade them from trying.  Here are a few simple and low cost ideas to help whether you are staying home or travelling this holiday season.

Take a good look around the outside of your home both during the day and at night and make notes on where there are hiding places, dark places or windows with easy access from the ground.  Trim any bushes or trees back around your house to limit the amount of cover an intruder might find appealing.   Breaking into a home takes a little bit of time, and should anyone walk or drive by, the intruder will want to hide.  Next, make sure your exterior lights all work and consider installing extra lighting in particularly dark area.  Home improvement stores offer inexpensive remote motion detectors that will sense motion outside and turn on a light or TV inside. 

Be neighborly letting your close neighbors know if you are leaving, or if you are staying, ask if they will be leaving so someone can watch for trouble.  If you are leaving, stop the paper and mail.  Nothing screams "I'm not home!" more than two weeks of unread newspapers in your driveway!  If you are home or away. LOCK YOUR DOORS and windows and place obvious sliding door stops in your sliding doors.

Use common sense and all the security features your home has, such as deadbolts and window lock. Be observant of what is going on around you.  Should you notice something amiss at your neighbor's home, call the police; should they catch a burglar, there will be one less that might break into our home.  Best of all, have a great and safe Holiday season.

By Brian Hefner

Writer for the Eagle Magazine

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

AVAILABLE RENTAL

UPDATED LARGE DUPLEX!

Lots of updates
Tons of storage

Large 2 bedroom
1 1/2 bath
Dishwasher
Garbage Disposal
Self-Cleaning Stove/Oven
New Ceiling Fans
New Blinds
New Flooring
New Paint
Washer/Dryer Hookups
Double Closets
Walk-In Closet

Carport w/storage
Storage Shed in private fenced yard

Located on a quiet culdesac on the Bench
Fast and Easy access to BSU, Shopping, or Interstate

Call 866-4228 for a private showing

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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Testing your winter safety

Make sure your rental home has their smoke detectors checked either by the current tenant, repairman or property manager or Management Company.  Ensuring each is working properly and has fresh batteries.  Also, check any carbon monoxide detectors are installed with new batteries if needed.  If this task is made a policy of the property manager and tenant to check and change the batteries when daylight savings time ends, it will be easier to remember the task.  Be sure to notify each tenant as a reminder to do this check.  Mountain Ridge has the policy to notify each tenant to check the smoke detectors at least once per year. 

For additional information on this and other renting articles, please visit our web site at http://www.mrpmrentals.com/

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