Property Management Blog

Details Matter: What Should Your Kona Home Watch Service Report Contain?

Home River Kona - Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Owning a second home in beautiful Hawaii is a treat. You can enjoy the luxury of sparkling, pristine beaches and year-round mild temperatures whenever you’re ready for a vacation. However, you want to ensure your Kona home is maintained during the times when you’re not there....

Help Tenants With Finding Kona Coast Rentals and You'll Nix Vacancy!

Home River Kona - Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Investors never want a vacant rental property when their retirement is on the line—but there's no need to panic when it's time to find a new tenant. Finding your next tenant can often be more about helping them find you! You want to move quickly to shorten your vacancy cycle...

Should You Hire a Kona Coast Property Manager? The Answer Depends on You!

Home River Kona - Wednesday, February 12, 2020

If you haven't asked the question yet, we'll ask (and answer) it for you today: should you hire a Kona Coast property manager? The answer to that question depends on the answers to a few questions you need to ask yourself. Hiring a property manager is a big decision. ...

'What Could Go Wrong?' How to Keep Your Kona Vacation Home Safe

Home River Kona - Wednesday, February 5, 2020

You never really know what you're leaving behind when you go back home after your Big Island vacation. If you're leaving a vacation home in Kona behind, you're leaving behind plenty of opportunities for things to go wrong. A vacation home is a wonderful luxury that enhances y...

Hiring a Kona Coast Property Manager = Marketing Benefits for Your Rental Property

Home River Kona - Wednesday, February 5, 2020

The term "Kona Coast property manager" can be misleading: you might think a property manager only handles tasks that relate directly to your property. Tasks like collecting rent, managing tenants, and making repairs certainly are part of a Kona Coast property manager's daily to-d...

How to Deal with Difficult Tenants in Your Kona Home—Before They Cause a Problem

Home River Kona - Wednesday, January 29, 2020

It can be easy to forget that being a landlord is a relationship business: you not only deal with a rental property, but you also deal with the people living in said property. Tenants can be the most significant factor in having a profitable investment property. Your propert...

Why Big Island Property Maintenance Has to Go Above and Beyond in Kona

Home River Kona - Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Your Kona rental property is a significant investment. However, without quality maintenance and upkeep specific to the Big Island, the condition of your property can decline. When your property falls too far into disrepair, you’ll lose tenants—and face expensive repairs to g...

What Post-Hurricane Season Upkeep Does Your Kona Investment Property Need?

Home River Kona - Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Here on the Big Island, we live with the annual threat of hurricanes and the damage they cause. Aside from the toll via human injuries and the loss of personal effects, hurricanes can cause considerable damage to homes—including your investment property. Despite our hurr...

What Is the IHWA? Why Does It Matter When Choosing a Hawaiian Home Watch Service?

Home River Kona - Wednesday, January 8, 2020

If you've spent some time looking around our website, you have probably seen a few references to the IHWA and wondered, "What is the IHWA—and is IHWA membership really important?" The IHWA is the International Home Watch Alliance. The IHWA is a non-profit professional assoc...

What Services Should Big Island Property Management Offer Your Kona HI Home?

Home River Kona - Wednesday, January 8, 2020

When your future dream home lives in Kona—but you live on the mainland—your finances can benefit from expert Big Island property management. If you don't live near your property, you have to depend on someone else to maintain your investment for the foreseeable future. So, h...