3 Impressive Ways that Buy-and-Hold Investors Gain Equity
Think rental properties are ONLY good for cash flow? Guess again. If you have a buy-and-hold strategy with real estate — in other words, if you are the proud owner…
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Paula Pant
Should You Buy More Rental Properties Or Pay Down the Ones You Have?
Many rental property owners are debating between two choices: Should they focus on paying down the handful of properties that they already own? Or should they buy more properties? In…
How to Find an Awesome Property Manager
The other day, one of my blog readers emailed me to say: “I just turned 48. My husband and I have accumulated 26 rental units (single-family and duplexes) over the…
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…
7 Things Every Tenant Wants Their Landlord To Know
Just for fun, I polled some of my friends about what they, as tenants, would love to say to their landlord’s face. I told them to be brash and forthright.…
Should You Let Tenants Work on a House In Exchange for Rent Credit?
A few weeks ago, I was showing one of my units to a series of prospective tenants. One of the potential tenant applications asked, “Do you like the carpet?” I looked…
Should You Adjust Rent for Inflation? Nope. Here’s Why.
I keep a rent escalation clause in my leases. It states that the rent will rise by 3 percent each year, to keep pace with inflation. When I wrote it,…
Multiplexes vs. Single Family Rentals: Which is the Better Rental Property?
When I first became a landlord, I assumed that multi-unit properties would generally be the best investments. I imagined myself exclusively owning triplexes and quad-plexes. But as the years have…
To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade? How Nice Should Your Rentals Be?
How nice should you make your rental properties? Imagine that it’s time to renovate or improve your properties, and you need to make some choices. Do you buy the cheapest…
Finding an “Interim” Property Manager When You’re on Vacation
I recently left the country for a week, headed to a place where I literally had no phone service and limited access to email. That wasn’t a one-time-only event. I…
What Do You Think of Beginners Owning Out-of-State Rentals?
One of my blog readers emailed me to ask: “What do you think of owning out-of-state rental property? I live in WA state, and inspired by your blog posts, I…
