3 Common (and Costly) Mistakes Mobile Home Investors Make
Welcome back, It almost never fails that any mobile home community you go to will request that you “fill out an application prior to [you] purchasing an individual mobile home…
Landlording & Property Management
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The Pest Clause: A Small Lease Addition to Avoid a Big Headache
There are a lot of clauses in any given lease, and some of them are obviously more or less business-impacting than others. Your late-rent clause, for example, is one that…
Why Annual/Term Leases Win Out Over Month-to-Month (Almost) Every Time
We’ve always been a proponent of term leases, so our viewpoint might be a bit biased, but hear us out. Over the years we’ve met many landlords that are adamant…
Screening, Qualifying and Turning Down Potential Tenants
Screening and qualifying applicants for your rental properties are two of the most important things a landlord can do. Many of the problems that landlords complain about, such as nonpayment…
6 Brilliant Tools to Make You Look like a Pro Landlord
We have all heard “fake it until you make it.” Well there is a lot of truth to this! Today I am going to share some “must have” vendors and…
23 Totally Awesome Life Hacks for Landlords (To Save You Time, Stress, and Money!)
Everyone loves a good “life hack,” right? Well, let’s first get on the same page about what a life hack is, for those born before 1985. A life hack is…
Multifamily Landlords Are More Experienced Than Single Family Landlords
I have to disclose, I am a multifamily housing landlord. I have a biased opinion when it comes to whether a multifamily housing landlord is better than a single family…
4 Things to Check Before Allowing Pets in Your Rental Property
Allowing pets in your rental can be a hassle. There are many things a landlord must consider before they approve or deny the tenant to bring their family member (Brutus)…
The 7 Dirty Truths of Landlording (Like ‘Em or Not!)
It’s not always fun and games when you are a landlord. Landlording is not always making large banking deposits and Caribbean vacations. Sure, around-the-world trips often come with owning real…
Okay, so You Just Got Your First Inherited Tenant – What Now?
Investing in rental properties often means inheriting existing tenants. Inherited tenants bring both positive and negative attributes to the transaction. What to do with Inherited Tenants: What you as the…
The 7 Actions to Take to Protect Yourself Against Run-Away Tenants
Every buy and hold real estate investor hopes for a long term tenant that pays on time and abides by the terms of the lease. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen…
The Professional Tenant – Just How Painful Can Evicting One Tenant Be?
Let’s tell a short story. The Tenant from Hell Imagine a lovely little old lady in her ’70s wants to rent from you. Her application is flawless, her rental history…
The Four Pillars Of Tenant Screening
There are four pillars to tenant screening, including: Credit score Income Rental History Criminal background. All four are important, but credit score and income are the main ones. Those two…
