5 Reasons You Don’t Want to Be a Landlord of Multiple Properties
Being a self-managing landlord can be more of a nightmare than a dream come true when multiple properties are involved. Here's why.
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Landlords: Here’s How to Recoup Your Losses If Tenants Missed Rent Due to COVID-19
With a recession following COVID-19, commercial real estate landlords may have difficulty recouping losses. Here are some ways to mitigate them.
The Pros and Cons of Investing in Military Base Properties
Considering investing in property on or near a military base? While this type of investment could be a great addition to your portfolio, you need to carefully dissect each aspect…
How to Manage Collections and Delinquency as a Landlord
No matter how well you screen, you will sometimes have tenants fall behind on their rent or need to be evicted. These are some of the least enjoyable aspects of…
The Fair Housing Act and Landlords: What You Should Know
The Fair Housing Act isn't designed to scare you—but it does require landlords follow a number of laws to prevent housing discrimination. These tips will keep you out of costly…
5 Tips for Owning Low-Income Rentals
Many real estate investors would tell you to avoid cheap rentals in rough neighborhoods at all costs—but are they really always a bad idea? Of course not. In fact, they…
Breaking a Lease: What Landlords Should Know
Breaking a lease leads to both frustrated tenants and landlords. Real estate investors should follow these guidelines to know what fees landlords can require—and when they can't prevent a renter…
This Is What to Look for When Screening Prospective Tenants
In this article, you’ll be given tools on how and why to screen prospective tenants for your properties. Follow these guidelines, and you’ll learn how to get the best possible…
How Does the CARES Act Impact Landlords?
The federal government has pushed measures through in rapid succession to try to soften the financial blow of COVID-19 on Americans. But this crisis has impacted real estate investors and…
Landlord-Tenant Disputes: The No. 1 Way to Keep the Peace, Enforce the Lease
Most tenants are good people, but disputes will happen. Usually, it's a result of the situation and not the fault of the tenant or landlord. By making a third party…
What to Do When a Tenant Disappears
How should you deal with a tenant who abandons your property? Should you let go of it, and move on as quickly as you can? Or should you go after…
Rental Showings & Social Distancing: Creative Ways to Fill Your Vacant Units
As a landlord or property manager, you’ll need to take extra steps both to advertise your vacant unit and to show it to prospective renters during the COVID-19 crisis. Try…
1 Unit, 1 Week, 10 Applications: How to Fill Vacant Units While Practicing Social Distancing
Residential housing owners are scrambling amid the COVID-19 outbreak—questions about everything from rent collection to tenant and staff safety abound. But people continue to need housing, and rental vacancies need…
