Our Property Management Insights

Every day, property managers all over the country do more than manage homes. They build communities. At Tenant Turner, we see how much care and heart goes into helping renters, and we believe that kind of compassion should grow and spread, especially during the holidays. That’s the spirit behind the Open Doors program.

You’ve set the perfect stage: lights on, blinds open, fresh scent in the air. But when showing time rolls around… nothing. Your prospective tenant? Nowhere to be found. You’ve just been ghosted… now what? Since it’s spooky season, may as well talk about the real-life haunt that frustrates every property manager and landlord: no-show showings. The good news? You can put an end to these phantom appointments with a few smart moves (and maybe a little magic automation from Tenant Turner).

Seventy-five percent of Americans routinely argue with their partner about the thermostat setting, according to this survey. Hopefully, those petty arguments don’t end in legal proceedings. But when the debate over what constitutes a just-right temperature plays out between tenant and landlord or property manager, it gets a lot more complicated—particularly when it comes to allowing portable AC units.

Discovering the need for Tenant Turner When Morgan Porter founded Byrd Property Management in 2022, his only major property management software was DoorLoop. Growth quickly exposed the limits of this. At the time, it was just Porter and a third-party broker doing showings. But when Byrd’s unit count hit 50 units, the work of scheduling showings and handling calls became overwhelming. When they decided to use Tenant Turner and AppFolio, business took off.

8 Smart Strategies to Find Tenants Finding the right tenant isn’t just about filling a vacancy—it’s about protecting your property, securing steady income, and building lasting landlord-tenant relationships. The challenge? The rental market is competitive, and the old ways of listing and waiting don’t cut it anymore.

The hidden cost of manual leasing Angela Brainard is one of three property managers at First Choice Property Management. She manages 190 of the company’s 500 single-family homes, spread across four counties surrounding Fort Worth. In 2018, Angela and her team at First Choice switched from Rently to Tenant Turner. At first. the driving factor was cost-effectiveness. After seven years with Tenant Turner, she added a key integration, and the benefits for First Choice began to extend beyond price.

The Problem: Leasing Calls that Never End You’ve got a handle on most of your property management duties by now—collecting rent, managing maintenance requests, and keeping owners happy.