How to Prorate Rent Without Getting Taken to the Bank
One of the first tenants that I ever found moved in during the middle of the month. I was happy with this arrangement. Occupancy is better than vacancy, even if…
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Paula Pant
The 3 Weirdest Questions My (Prospective) Tenants Have Ever Asked
I’m prepared to answer normal questions. When I conduct showings of my rental units for prospective tenants, I’m ready to answer questions such as, “What’s the average cost of utilities? How…
How Much Debt Should You Carry?
My social circle consists of two wildly different worlds. On one hand, I’m surrounded by real estate investors who, broadly speaking, love leverage. Leverage allows them to create cash flow…
How to Evict a Tenant Without Losing Your Mind
Today we’re going to talk about that subject that no one likes to discuss. It’s the topic that no one even likes to think about. It’s so miserable that, well,…
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…
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…
8 Things I Hope My Landlord Never Finds Out…
Today, just for fun, I thought I’d write a slightly tongue-in-cheek post from a fictional renter’s perspective. Hopefully it’ll give some landlords a nice laugh. (Who’s experienced some of this?…
4 Crucial Tips for Dealing with a Crisis as a Landlord
Murphy’s Law states that whatever can go wrong, will. Murphy must have been a landlord. I just hope he had a plan. Do you have a plan in place for…
One Question You Should NEVER Ask Your Tenants or Buyers
When I go to parties, conferences, or networking events, people frequently ask about my ethnic background. People use this question as an icebreaker, just like “How’s the weather?” or “How…
Are You Cut Out to Be a Landlord? 5 Qualities You Need!
Here’s a hard pill to swallow: Not everybody is cut out to be a landlord. Yeah, that’s right. I said it. Some people were born to landlord. Their personality fits…
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…
Where to Keep Your Repair / Maintenance Junk if You’re a Real Estate Investor
As a landlord, my partner and I tend to accumulate lots of little fix-it paraphernalia. We have traditional tools, of course, like drills and battery chargers, hammers and nails, drywall…
