The Buy ‘n Hold and NEVER Sell Strategy: A Case Study
Last week’s post talked about various strategies that didn’t work as advertised when it comes to real estate investing. Now, to be clear, the “tried and true” strategy of acquiring…
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3 Common Mistakes Landlords Make During Lease Signing & Move-In
It’s time for our next look into the mistakes and mess-ups of the property management world! Today, we’re looking at leases and lease signing, as well as the actual moving…
How to Avoid Rental Drama by Being a “Boring” Landlord
When you take a risk (and investing in real estate is intrinsically a risk), you want to try to mitigate your risks as much as possible. In order to mitigate…
The Ultimate Due Diligence Guide for Buy & Hold Properties
Hey All! As you might already be aware, our primary focus is buy-rehab-hold. Many times over the years, deals have looked great on the first walk through, and the numbers…
The Landlord’s Guide to Effective (& Legal) Tenant Screening
The word “discrimination” has gained a bad flavor in American mouths in the past fifty years or so — but stop and think about it. We celebrate it when a…
How to Handle an Untimely Tenant Death as a Landlord
Death is not something any of us likes to think about. Unfortunately, though, none of us are going to get out of here alive. I know this is not the…
4 Foolproof Steps to Painlessly Resolve Tenant Complaints
If you manage properties, there’s one thing that absolutely will happen, no matter how amazing you are at your job: someone somewhere will complain about something. Even the world’s most…
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…
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…
