by Steve Kottakis | Aug 12, 2025 | Property Management, Property Management Buffalo NY, Property Management Company Buffalo, Steve Knows Property Management, Tenant
A How-To Guide For Managing Security Deposits There are clear processes for many steps in the tenant life cycle — like showing the apartment, screening prospects, collecting rent, and more. But once a tenant is ready to move out, how do you handle the security...
by Steve Kottakis | Aug 1, 2025 | Property Management, Property Management Buffalo NY, Property Management Company, Rent Collection, Steve Knows Property Management, Tenant, Uncategorized
If you own rental property in Buffalo, you’ve probably asked yourself: “Why pay a management company when I can do it myself?” I fell into that same trap in the beginning of my investment journey. I thought self-managing would mean collecting rent, handling a few...
by Steve Kottakis | Jul 29, 2025 | Property Management, Property Management Buffalo NY, Property Management Company, Property Owner, Rent Collection, Steve Knows Property Management, Tenant, Triple Win
At Nickel City Property Management, we call ourselves “the home of the triple win.” But what does that really mean? In property management, the owner, the resident, and the management company are affected by every decision. If we’re able to find solutions to everyday...
by Steve Kottakis | Jul 24, 2025 | Rent Reporting, Steve Knows Property Management, Tenant Screening WNY
Short answer: Yes. In April, a new bill went into effect in California, requiring landlords with 16 or more units to report positive rent payment information. In Missouri, a pending bill aims to establish similar requirements. Here in New York, a bill that would...
by Steve Kottakis | Jul 8, 2025 | Property Management, Property Owner, Rent Collection, Renters Insurance, Steve Knows Property Management, Tenant
At the beginning of June, we had to present a big problem to an owner: A tenant in an upper-level unit caused a kitchen drain to leak, resulting in significant damage to the unit below that was vacant and being shown to lease out. This isn’t a rental horror story —...
