Archive of Mark Purtell
Mark G+ owns multiple residential rental properties. For over a decade, he has worked a full-time job in an unrelated field, managed rental property with no nightmare tenants, and received rent checks every month without hassle. Mark is the owner of leaseyourplace.com a site dedicated to helping landlords.
Mark has written 6 articles for The BiggerPockets Blog.
Taxes
by Mark Purtell
February 23, 2013
There are less than two months until the big day. Do not wait until April 14 to get all of your 2012 real estate books and records in the mail. You should have started January 1 of last year so you were ready to do your taxes on January 1 of this year. However, if [...]
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Landlord Tenant
by Mark Purtell
February 9, 2013
All landlords hate vacancies, but they should never compromise their revenue stream at the chance of renting to tenants with marginal, or not existent, credit history. I would rather have a vacancy than take a shot on a guy like Lloyd Christmas: Often you will get tenants, such as students or young adults, who are [...]
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Real Estate
by Mark Purtell
January 28, 2013
I’ve heard it a million times, heck, I’ve even said it myself, “I am going to buy a house on a beach, and rent it out when I don’t want to use it. I get to go on vacation and tenants pay for it. Business combined in perfect unity with pleasure.” Here is the musical [...]
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Landlord Tenant
by Mark Purtell
January 12, 2013
Almost every time a tenant moves in, it seems they want to add their personal touch to the unit. Often this is as simple as painting, taking a door off a room to open the space up, or drilling a hole in the wall for cable TV. Although your goal as a landlord is to [...]
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Landlord Tenant
by Mark Purtell
December 31, 2012
Allow pets in your rental unit? Absolutely. Most landlords fear that by allowing tenants with pets to move into their unit, the place will be returned to the owner looking like a fraternity house after the homecoming party. At a minimum, the pet will cause minor damage that the landlord must repair when the tenant [...]
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Landlord Tenant
by Mark Purtell
December 15, 2012
Most landlords sign rental leases that start on the first of the month and last for one year without regard to the time of year, seasonality of prime rental periods, and the landlord’s desired lease term. Why follow the cookie-cutter template for your lease when you could customize it to fit your needs? Take a [...]
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