Blue Anchor Property Management Blog

Saturday, September 20, 2025

What Tenants Want From Landlords in Ontario (2026)

If you have ever wondered why a perfectly priced rental sits vacant while a comparable unit down the street fills in days, the answer usually comes do...

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Property Maintenance and Repairs

Preserving and ideally increasing the value of owner properties is one of the chief roles of a property management company. Tenant requests should be...

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Ontario Landlord Reality: What Netflix Won't Show You

Table of ContentsThe Netflix Version of Landlord LifeThe Legal Reality Ontario Landlords Actually FaceTenant Screening: The Decision That Makes or Bre...

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Rent Collection and Setting Rental Rates in Ontario

Two of the most consequential decisions a residential landlord makes are setting the right rent and building a reliable system for collecting it. Get ...

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

The Overlooked Rental Maintenance Task Costing Ontario Landlords Thousands

The Repair Bill Nobody Saw ComingEvery landlord in Ontario has a story about an unexpected repair bill. The furnace that quit in January. The basement...

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Setting and Collecting Rent

By Andrew Fothergill - Tuesday, September 9, 2025Rental income is the lifeblood of the landlord's business. If the mechanisms are not put in place...

Sunday, September 7, 2025

How Property Managers Handle Tenant and Owner Funds

When you hand over the keys to your rental property to a management company, you are also handing over something far more consequential: control of th...

Sunday, September 7, 2025

Are Virtual Showings Worth It for Ontario Landlords in 2025?

Virtual showings became a necessity during the pandemic, but in 2025 they are a choice. And choices have trade-offs. The question Ontario landlords ar...

Sunday, September 7, 2025

Handling Tenant and Owner Funds in Ontario

By Andrew Fothergill - Sunday, September 7, 2025Owners entrust their property manager with more than just their physical assets. Property managers han...

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

The Psychology of Rent: Why Landlords Struggle With Increases

There is a conversation that comes up again and again when we talk to landlords across Belleville, Cobourg, Trenton, and the rest of Central Ontario. ...

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