The Red Door Blog

Market reports, owner guidance, and tenant resources from the Red Door team.

Property Maintenance

8 Things to Look for in a Rental Property Inspection

Here are 8 things that should never go unnoticed during a rental property inspection.

Michael Taylor

Landlord Tips

Rental Home Lawn Care: Who Is Responsible?

Have you decided how you’ll manage the landscaping and lawn care at your Indianapolis rental property? There are several different ways you can handle rental property lawn care.

Michael Taylor

Landlord Tips

Common Mistakes Landlords Make (and How to Avoid Them)

We see a lot of landlords make the same mistakes over and over again. Here are the most common mistakes we see - and some ideas on how to avoid them.

Michael Taylor

Property Maintenance

Budget-Friendly Curb Appeal Ideas for Landlords

What can you do when you’re on a budget but you want to improve the curb appeal of your Indianapolis rental home? We have some ideas.

Michael Taylor

Landlord Tips

Best Practices for Communicating With Residents

We have some advice on how to communicate with your residents in a way that’s positive, proactive, and professional.

Michael Taylor

Landlord Tips

5 Ways to Keep Your Rental Property Low-Maintenance

How can you keep your Indianapolis rental property low maintenance? We have five ways to do it.

Michael Taylor

Market Reports

Fishers Rental Market Report — April 2023

The report for April 2023 provides valuable information about the current market scenario for the Fishers market, including statistics on active homes, median rental price over time, average days on the market, average rent, price range, and average sales price.

Chris Knight

Property Maintenance

How to Maintain Your Investment Property Over Time

Here’s our advice on maintaining your Indianapolis investment property over time.

Michael Taylor

Landlord Tips

Why a Detailed Market Readiness Assessment Matters

Importance of a detailed Market Readiness AssessmentHey everybody, it's so good to be back. My name is Chris Knight, business development manag...

Chris Knight

Tenant Resources

Top 5 ways to properly qualify tenant

We are about to get into how you properly qualify a tenant for your rental property. So with Red Door, what I explained to our new owners is essential, in a nutshell, it is a five-step process. And just to highlight that process, it is we check the National Sex Offender checklist, do a background check, credit check, check their two previous residences, and check their current employment verifications. So what that essentially means is we want to verify that they do have enough income to qualify for the property. So I'm going to dive into just highlighting each individual section.

Chris Knight

Landlord Tips

What amenities should I leave in my Indianapolis Airbnb

Today I want to talk about short-term rentals and specifically what sort of amenities should you leave in your short-term rental home? People are always asking us, what should I leave? How much should I leave? So I want to do a quick little video and address that.

Michael Taylor

Market Reports

Noblesville Indiana Rental Market Update March 2023

The report for March 2023 provides valuable information about the current market scenario for the Noblesville market, including statistics on active homes, median rental price over time, average days on the market, average rent, price range, and average sales price

Chris Knight