13 Rules Great Landlords (Almost) Never Break
I’d like to convince myself that it’s not my fault… but I’m a terrible liar. It is my fault. At least 99% of the time. I’m talking about my landlord…
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My Tenant Lost Their Job – Now What?
People lose their jobs. They can get laid off or fired. Companies can go bankrupt. There are a host of other reasons why someone might loose their job but a…
Learning the Hard Way: Why You Should Invest In Landlord Friendly States
As a newer investor, there is advice given by more experienced investors that we have to learn the hard way. One of those truisms is to “invest in landlord friendly…
How I Bought a 12-Unit Apartment Building with No Money Down (And How it Nearly Bankrupted Me…)
This is my story about how I bought a 12-unit apartment building with money raised from private individuals. This deal closed against all odds and then nearly bankrupted me. Don’t…
4 Things You Should Never Tell Your Tenants When Selling Income Property
Investors who own and operate income property, whether it’s single family homes or small to mid-market multi-family buildings, tend to fall into two categories when it comes to feeling a…
17 Vital “Rules” Your Rental Lease Should Cover
As a landlord, my lease is perhaps the most important document I use. It is the legal agreement between me and my tenant. An attachment to that lease, and therefore…
When Tenants Go Bad- 8 Tips for Dealing with the Drama
Sometimes despite your best efforts, despite your best screening techniques, despite firmly laying down the house rules at move in, some tenants will go bad. These tenants appeared fine at…
Nine Easy (and Stupid) Ways to be a Terrible Landlord!
I’m going to say something a bit dramatic here: I believe 99% of the problems that landlords face is NOT because of the tenant, but because of the landlord. Yes,…
Why Pets Are a “Head-Scratcher” (Hey-Oh!) for Landlords!
Most people can agree that cats and dogs are pretty awesome … most people, that is, other than landlords. When I began owning rental property, pets morphed from something that…
Tenant Turnover: The Biggest Killer of Your Rental Cash Flow
I have said it before and I will say it again, positive cash flow is king in the landlording business. My goal as a buy and hold investor is to…
Eviction Education: My Cost – $3403.99, Today’s Special – Free!
Your mistakes are your tuition. Eiji Toyoda Procrastination makes easy things hard, hard things harder. Mason Cooley If you are a landlord, no matter how well you screen for tenants,…
Eight Tips for Dealing with Evil Tenants
Beware! Evil tenants are real! If you read my post from last week, entitled “Seven Tenants I’d Never Rent To” – you know the kind I’m talking about. We can…
5 Easy Landlord Tips You Probably Aren’t Following (Including the One I Failed At Last Month)
I call it my “Hell Month.” I’ve just had the worst month as a landlord since I began leasing property almost seven years ago. I can’t explain exactly why –…
