Top 7 Things a Landlord Should or Should Not Provide for Tenants
Top 7 Things Landlords Should or Should Not Provide For Tenants A good landlord always wants to make things easy for their tenants to take care of the property. They also want to stay profitable. When navigating these two goals a landlord needs to decide how to handle many different factors. All the different questions […]
Understanding the Risks of Being a Landlord, Both Financial and Emotional
UNDERSTANDING THE RISKS OF BEING A LANDLORD, BOTH FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Maybe you have seen the commercials about real estate investing that portray being a landlord as living on Easy Street and sipping drinks by the pool. While it’s true that owning rental properties can be a significant step towards achieving financial independence, understanding the […]
Top 7 Problems When Renting Out Individual Rooms
top 7 problems when renting out individual rooms Often landlords are looking for ways to maximize the rental income from their investment properties. One common practice, especially in college towns, is to rent out individual rooms to single adults. The hope, is that the accumulation of individual rents would add up to more income […]
5 Ways You Might be Violating Fair Housing Laws and Not Know It
5 Ways you might be violating fair housing laws and not know it You are a good person and treat everyone fairly, so you shouldn’t have to worry about federal fair housing laws right? Maybe, but you’d be surprised how a decision or policy could unintentionally affect a protected group in a negative way. Federal […]
Step by Step Guide to Send a Tenant to Collections
STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO SEND A TENANT TO COLLECTONS As a property owner, you did everything right. You checked credit, background, landlord references, and income; so why did the tenant end-up being terrible? Proper screening and avoiding the top red flags we shared in the video Top 7 Red Flags to Watch For When […]
Top 6 Common Mistakes Landlords Make When Handling a Tenant’s Security Deposit
Top 6 Common Mistakes Landlords Make When Handling a Tenant’s Security Deposit Handling a tenant’s security deposit incorrectly can cost landlords thousands of dollars in legal fees, fines, and repairs. In this video, we break down the six most common security deposit mistakes landlords make and how to avoid them. Collecting the wrong security deposit […]
Evictions: A Landlords Journey and Insights
EVICTIONS: A LANDLORD’S JOURNEY AND INSIGHTS Many new landlords are intimidated by the eviction process, and often put it off, only to have a tenant who is breaking the lease cost the landlord thousands of dollars. In this blog, “Evictions: A Landlord’s Journey and Insights”, you will read an example of a landlord named Pam. […]
