6 Effective Ways to Increase Lease Renewal Rates and Keep Great Tenants
One of the easiest ways to establish a consistent income stream is by improving lease renewal rates among your tenants. Here's how to do just that.
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10 Landlord-Tenant Laws Every Landlord Should Know
Landlord-tenant laws can be complicated and have a lot of grey areas. This article lists out 10 critical laws you must know before renting out property.
How To Manage Your Long-Distance Investment Properties Using Technology
Managing real estate rentals from a distance used to be a daunting task. With the advent of technology, it has become much easier to manage your properties from afar. Technology…
Why You Should Use Rent Receipts As A Landlord
Any tax person will tell you that you should save a receipt for every business-related purchase, no matter how small. Even so, many landlords are not keeping a paper trail…
What If A Tenant Doesn’t Move Out In Time?
It’s a nightmare scenario for any landlord. The lease expires, and your tenant doesn’t move out on time. You are then faced with the complicated decision of legally removing the…
Raising Rent: How Much Should I Increase Rent Each Year?
This article is written by BiggerPockets and brought to you in partnership with Rentec Direct. Knowing how much to raise yearly rent can be tricky for landlords. On the one…
What Is A Rent Ledger And Why Do You Need One?
Managing rental properties is a complex task, especially when it comes to keeping track of which tenants are paying on time and who has outstanding balances. If you’re not maintaining…
What Is A Late Rent Notice And How To Write One
Writing a late rent notice is an unavoidable part of being a landlord. The notice of a late rent payment has three purposes. First, it reminds the tenant to pay…
How To Become A Digital Landlord
This article is presented by RentRedi. Read our editorial guidelines for more information. How do you classify yourself as a landlord or real estate investor? Are you a rookie emerging on the…
Keep It On File: Critical Rental Forms That All Landlords Need
This article is presented by RentPrep. Read our editorial guidelines for more information. Keeping clear documentation is an essential part of your work as a landlord. With the correct paperwork, it will…
Are You Charging Below-Market Rent? Here’s How to Get Out of It
Having an occupied property rented substantially below market price is a problem that’s afflicted many real estate investors. Every month a property is rented below market rate is lost money…
Gap Funding: Is Covering Closing Costs Riskier Than You Think?
As a private lender, I get the following scenario presented to me almost daily. Let’s set the stage. Someone in your network wants to buy an investment property. Their loan…
Sublet or Save: This Strategy Can Help You Buy a House Several Years Faster
RentCafe recently released data that suggests one-in-three renters are willing to downsize their homes to save more money for a down payment on a property. In an analysis of 200 markets,…
