Landlords Should Require Renters Insurance—Here’s Why
Renters insurance can be an added expense for tenants—and yes, landlords can require you carry a policy. Learn more about the benefits of renters insurance.
Landlording & Property Management
The ultimate spot for learning how to be a landlord and manage rental properties yourself.
Have Top-Notch Tenants? Here’s How to Keep Them
After placing the right people in your properties, the most important thing for landlords to do is ensure the best tenants renew their lease.
5 Essential Property Maintenance Tasks To Keep Your Rental in Tip-Top Shape
Rental property maintenance is not something to neglect unless your tenants complain. Instead, responsible landlords stay on top of these key tasks.
8 Reasons the Best Landlords Always E-Sign Rental Agreements
Make the switch to electronic signatures and reap the many benefits—like a faster, smoother lease-signing process and easy access to signed documents (just to name a few).
The Top 6 Reasons Why Landlords Should Charge Late Rent Fees
Many landlords have a tough time charging late fees—it’s hard to be the bad guy. But there are several reasons why you certainly should.
3 Sites That Will Help You Find Remote-Work Tenants
Remote workers are the precious unicorns of the rental pool. Use these helpful sites to find these special beasts.
How to Handle Emergency Maintenance Over the Holidays
Emergency maintenance during the holidays is rare—but it can happen. The key is having a plan in place and sticking to it.
What’s the Best Way to Communicate With Tenants—Text, Email, or Phone?
Being a landlord means trying to juggle rent collection, property maintenance, and keeping tenants happy. So, effective communication is crucial if you want to be successful.
Grant Cardone Is Both Very Right and Very Wrong: Let’s Pick Apart His Advice
Grant Cardone loves to offer advice that folks shouldn't mess with houses and small multifamily and should go to the big stuff right away. We have to accept that Grant's…
You Can Avoid After-Hours Phone Calls From Tenants—Here’s How
Emergency maintenance doesn't happen often—on average, maybe once a year per unit. A property manager's job is to have a plan in place ahead of issues arising.
Investors: Don’t Ignore Deferred Maintenance—A Silent Cash Flow Killer
Real estate investing is a numbers game—and sometimes, you might be tempted to save money by ignoring “unnecessary” repairs. Does a broken gutter really matter? Why drop $200 on a…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Airbnb
It's common knowledge Airbnb is one of the most successful short-term rental businesses in the world. Here are some lesser-known interesting stats about the platform.
3 Steps to Choosing Quality Tenants for Your Rentals
Learn important steps to take when screening potential tenants, plus something that automatically disqualifies prospects in my opinion.
