Tips for Landlord Summer Sanity
Ah summer. All anyone wants to be worrying about is if the tide is going to reach his or her chair. However, if your properties are not sufficiently prepped for …
Five Steps to Longlasting Landlord Sanity
Going back to the basics can be the key to maintaining sanity in the business world. As a landlord, every success and failure boils down to one common denominator. People. …
Landlord Legal Woes: If the Sue Fits
It’s a sue happy world out there, and landlords are more susceptible to this misfortune than the average Joe. Getting sued almost seems like a rite of passage these days. …
Landlord Checklist for a Lovely Spring
In the land lording world, May is a challenging stage between spring and summer. Spring exposes all the ugly problems after the big thaw and inevitable rain. Exposed yards reveal …
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 …
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 …
How Mack went from owning and managing one rental to owning a dozen (The rentals paid for his kid’s college tuition!)
Mack had never dreamed of being a landlord. He had two children, a boy and a girl, under the age of 5, a full time job and his own home …
What are the costs and benefits to owning and renting out your property?
Whether you’ve unwittingly acquired property through a relative’s passing or you are actively seeking to invest in rental property, you need to make a pros and cons list to decide …