Basic Yearly Safety Checklist For Landlords’ Inspections
Landlords are responsible for ensuring that their properties are healthy and safe for tenants. The easiest way to do this is to do yearly inspections of the property. Even with …
How To Retain Good Tenants (They are hard enough to find!)
When landlords figure out how to retain good tenants, they set themselves up for long term success. Here are a few reminders about the way to treat tenants to keep …
Prepare Your Tenants (And Yourself!) for a City Inspection
Most cities and counties require biennial inspections for rental properties. It behooves you as a landlord to prepare your property for this. It is also wise and considerate to prepare …
Five Perks to Appreciate Great Tenants
Sometimes, giving perks to your best tenants is the right thing to do for you and your tenant. Above living in the coolest rental ever, tenants may need an extra boost to …
Are Strict Landlord Pet Policies for the Birds?
It may sound harsh, but enforcing pet policy rules is usually in a landlord’s best interest. Just say no. In cases of slim tenant pickings, you may not have this …
Five Simple Interior Decorating Ideas to Keep your Rental Looking Fresh
Whether you want to attract a tenant or keep one, these five simple interior decorating ideas are a wonderful way to add class to your rental. There is no need to go …
Tips for Getting Your Tenants to Pay Rent on Time (#2 might surprise you!)
If there is one thing almost all landlords have in common, it’s that at one time or another, you may have had a tenant who wouldn’t pay their rent on time. …
Five Impossibly Bad Tenant Renewal Incentives
Although it’s smart to offer good tenants renewal incentives, there are several incentives you should not offer tenants. Choose incentives that highlight your strengths as a landlord, and make the …
Six Easy Ways to Encourage Tenants to Renew their Lease
Even if your rental is in a high-demand area, it saves you time and trouble to keep renters on for as long as possible. Review these six tips for getting …
How to Address Undesirable Tenant Behavior Tastefully
It can be uncomfortable or awkward to address tenants about poor behavior or complaints against them, but these tips will help that conversation to be a breeze! Assume the best …