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From finding good tenants to late rent and repairs, there's a lot of stressful situations when renting your home to someone else. Belong eliminates them all.

4 Stressful Problems Landlords Face (And How To Avoid Them)

Putting your home on the rental market can be stressful business, read on to find out how Belong is taking the headaches out of being a landlord with forward-thinking technology and a human approach. 

There are many reasons that renting a home to someone can be stressful. That’s why so many people opt for a traditional property manager. But that can create stress in and of itself, because they can be expensive and won't always deliver what you need. Belong is a property manager like none other, taking the uncertainty and stress out of renting your home. 

Here are four common stresses that homeowners face in the rental market and how partnering with Belong can avoid the headaches. 

1. Stressing about finding the right tenant

If you’re someone with a house that you love – but aren’t ready to sell – there are a lot of open issues to deal with. For example, finding the right tenant is not trivial – there’s showing, screening, validating – and all the legal work that goes with it. The experts at Belong have streamlined this entire process, so there’s no stress, no friction, ever. And in the unlikely scenario that they chose the 'wrong' tenant, Belong will cover legal costs up to $15,000 to handle the eviction process. 

Learn More: Discover Belong PRO, the best alternative to Property Management in Seattle, Redmond, Oakland, and many more cities across California, Florida and Washington State.

Nothing feels worse than not charging all the rent that your wonderful house deserves. How to avoid that? The folks at Belong have created an advanced “Market  Pricing Optimization” model. It uses specific data on your home and neighborhood to perfectly price your home to capture the most rent possible, without overpricing it (another problem!). 

This is the Big One. There’s a reason there are 60 million Google hits for “My tenant is late on their rent". Belong solves the problem in the most effective and obvious way possible: they guarantee the rent. They can even pay the entire year in advance.   Many people have told Belong that the guarantee made the difference between selling their homes and making them available for rent.

See why thousands of US homeowners are ditching outdated Property Management in San Francisco,San Diego, Los Angeles, Tampa, Jacksonville, Concord, Berkeley, Orlando and more.

You don’t need Murphy Brown – for those who remember that show and its live-in housepainter —  to tell you that finding reliable contractors can be challenging even in the best of times. These days, with the ongoing boom in construction, it’s beyond challenging — in fact it’s almost impossible. We’re currently in the midst of a major labor shortage: according to some tallies there are over 300,000 contractor jobs waiting to be filled.

Belong has an extensive vendor network of over 10,000 professional, vetted contractors across the country. Homeowners can ask their concierge to organise the right tradesperson for any job, 24/7. You can even subscribe to regular services, making maintenance one thing to truly cross off your to-do list and never stress over again. 

Belong takes the stress out of being a landlord

If you have any questions about these benefits — or want to know more about what Belong can do for you, or if your home qualifies to be on their platform — learn more at belonghome.com.

Adam Hanft

Adam is a futurist - co-author of "Dictionary of the Future" - brand strategist, public-company board member, former comedy-writer (but he hasn't stopped being vaguely amusing), and an investor in Belong.

Brett Jaffe

Tyler Infelise

Dom Difurio

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Lucas Hanft

Brett Jaffe

Tyler Infelise

Dom Difurio

Afton Brazzoni

Lucas Hanft