What Is a Rent Ledger and Do Sacramento Landlords Need One
By Alpha Property Management | Published October 7, 2026
Quick answer: A rent ledger is the running record of every rent charge and every payment on one lease, with the balance after each entry. Any Sacramento landlord who collects rent should keep one, including an owner with a single rental. The ledger reconciles each payment against what was due, settles a ... Link to full article
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Sacramento Tenant Screening Checklist for 2026
Careful tenant screening is the best protection a Sacramento rental owner has, and it also has to be fair to every applicant. This checklist explains how Alpha screens applicants and what owners who manage their own rentals should keep in mind in 2026.
This article is general information, not legal advice.
How Alpha Screens Every Applicant
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What Does a Property Manager Actually Do
A property manager runs your rental as a business on your behalf: pricing, marketing, showings, screening, the lease, rent collection, repairs, and the day-to-day work of running the tenancy. Here is the whole job, the part owners never see, and where the role stops.
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