Landlord Tenant
Landlord Tenant by Jason Hanson | January 16, 2011I got a call from a friend of mine early last week. He told me a story that’s probably been told a thousand times and I’m sure you heard it too. A while back he picked up a property that was already tenant occupied and now the tenants aren’t paying their rent. Like many people [...]
Landlord Tenant by Steve Dexter | January 14, 2011 
How you find the tenants that rent your houses can determine how well you do as a landlord. The longer they stay and how well they take care of your house directly affects your bottom line; you lose money on the turnovers and repairs. When you buy a house you are not just buying a [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Clint Coons | January 13, 2011 
Your tenant has quit paying rent so you serve him a 3-day notice to “Quit or Pay Rent”. Low and behold he does you a favor by abandoning the property. You are ecstatic. What you thought might turn into 2 months or more of lost rental income has suddenly worked out in your favor. You [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Richard Warren | December 6, 2010 
Most investors and a fair number of retail home buyers would never consider purchasing a property without a thorough home inspection. This is your opportunity to uncover problems and negotiate their resolution with the seller prior to closing the deal. The proper escape clause in your purchase contract also allows you to walk away from [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Jason Hanson | November 27, 2010Today I want to share with you a simple idea which could save you thousands of dollars as a real estate investor. It’s so simple that you may want to ignore this advice, but remember, doing the simple things in life is what makes people successful. So what am I talking about? Well, how many [...]
Landlord Tenant by Steve Dexter | November 18, 2010 
We love cash flow and growth, don’t we? Rental income, appreciation and escalating house prices make us rich. Then how come we don’t talk enough about the concept of value, which is what makes successful buy and hold investors wealthy? Since I choose to invest in California, I always consider the long-term as opposed to [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Shae Bynes | November 4, 2010 
Real estate investors have a love/hate relationship with Section 8, a financial housing assistance program provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). I’ve heard horror stories about tenants completely wrecking properties, tenants moving large numbers of adults and children into the home, and other flavors of major drama. There are certainly [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Steve Dexter | October 28, 2010Before you put your money down on that can’t-miss out of area real estate deal, watch your wallet. Lots of rich California real estate investors lost their money big time during this last down turn because of inept property management. You are at a disadvantage owning a building you can’t see, having tenants you can’t [...]
Landlord Tenant by Peter Giardini | October 28, 2010 
If you hang out on the BiggerPockets forums you know that at least once a week a brand new landlord… mostly a person who was forced into the landlord role just to cover the mortgage on an investment that went wrong, will make a post… actually it is more of a plea asking for help [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Shae Bynes | October 28, 2010 
I was recently speaking with a new investor (let’s call her Maya for simplicity) who is looking into acquiring single family homes as rental properties. The conversation we had about her expected net positive cashflow on a particular property reminded me that it’s so important to understand the basic mathematics for real estate to ensure [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Julie Broad | October 27, 2010 
Hope is not a strategy. I’m sure you’ve heard that many times before. Yet I can’t tell you how many real estate investors I speak with that tell me about the great deal they got on a rental property, only to find it difficult to rent out. As I look into their situation to help [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Peter Giardini | October 14, 2010 
I must need a shrink. This entire article was composed while I was asleep presumably getting a sound nights rest. Where it came from I don’t know… other then the last article I wrote – Tenants: Customers or Scum? – and the subsequent comments which were great, have been weighing heavily on my mind. In my [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Julie Broad | October 13, 2010 
As a long distance landlord there have been far too many days where I felt like the saying “You can’t live with them, but you can’t live without them” is appropriate to our relationships with our property managers. And, I admit, there are still a few times where I am a bit frustrated by a [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Steve L. | October 8, 2010I rented my first property in September of 2009. Over the last 12 months I rented over 20 more as an owner/landlord. These opinions might be a bit skewed as my sample size is only about 25 units and most of our tenants are interested in entry level single family housing. Here are 10 realizations [...]
Landlord Tenant by Shae Bynes | October 7, 2010 
A common problem for landlords is collecting on-time rent payments. Personally, I don’t mind late payments because I enjoy making the extra $50-100 per month but generally speaking you want to ensure timely payments if you can. A couple weeks ago I had lunch with a friend and she shared some of the strategies that [...]
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