Rocket Lease Blog http://blog.rocketlease.com Online rental applications and credit checks for landlords. Thu, 16 May 2013 22:14:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Refresh Your Home With These Five Spring Apartment Decorating Tips http://blog.rocketlease.com/refresh-your-home-with-these-five-spring-apartment-decorating-tips/ http://blog.rocketlease.com/refresh-your-home-with-these-five-spring-apartment-decorating-tips/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 22:14:50 +0000 rocketlease http://blog.rocketlease.com/?p=402 It’s finally springtime. As pleasant as the nice weather and longer days are, I often find myself feeling a bit cramped in my dreary old apartment. That’s why I thought it would be fun to share my five favorite spring decorating tips with you. I spruced my apartment up with these this past weekend and

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]]> http://blog.rocketlease.com/managing-tenant-maintenance-requests/feed/ 0 Spring Cleaning: Ideas for Landlords and Property Managers http://blog.rocketlease.com/spring-cleaning-ideas-for-landlords-and-property-managers/ http://blog.rocketlease.com/spring-cleaning-ideas-for-landlords-and-property-managers/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:53:24 +0000 rocketlease http://blog.rocketlease.com/?p=398 This guest post was written by Rental Choice (.com). The month of May finds rental property owners on the verge of yet another busy rental season. The recent state of the housing market seems to be improving, but there are still a very large number of renters looking for affordable housing. Rental Choice (.com) has

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]]> http://blog.rocketlease.com/spring-cleaning-ideas-for-landlords-and-property-managers/feed/ 0 5 Tips to Help You Pay Your Bills on Time http://blog.rocketlease.com/5-tips-to-help-you-pay-your-bills-on-time/ http://blog.rocketlease.com/5-tips-to-help-you-pay-your-bills-on-time/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:31:12 +0000 rocketlease http://blog.rocketlease.com/?p=395 Do you dread opening your mailbox? Does that stack of bills pile up every month until it becomes an unmanageable heap? An apartment comes with a multitude of different expenses. Besides paying your rent each month, you most likely have to pay your utility bills, which include gas, electric, heat, cable, Internet and any other

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