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Real Estate Business Management 4 min read

Jan 14, 2015Mar 16, 2021 Andrew Syrios

Why Every Investor Should Treat Real Estate Like a Business, Not a Hobby

When my father first began investing in real estate, it didn’t go particularly well. As he recounts it, he made pretty much every mistake in the book: buying too high,…

Landlording & Property Management 3 min read

Dec 03, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Sharon Vornholt

Safety Tips for Landlords and Tenants for the Holidays

We have now officially headed into the holiday season with Thanksgiving last week. Traditionally many people will also begin decorating their homes for Christmas this week. I thought it was…

Landlording & Property Management 3 min read

Oct 28, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

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…

Landlording & Property Management 2 min read

Jul 01, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

Five Ways to Eliminate Most Landlord/Tenant Adversity

Several years ago when I was just starting out as a real estate investor, I remember talking with another much more experienced investor at one of our local reia group…

Real Estate Business Management 3 min read

Mar 26, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Sharon Vornholt

The Importance of Doing Regular Inspections on Your Property

Real estate investors that are seasoned landlords or property managers know how important it is to do regular inspections on their property. If you aren’t in this first group then…

Landlording & Property Management 20 min read

Jan 27, 2013Feb 08, 2024 Brandon Turner

How to Screen Tenants for Rental Property

Tenant screening is one of the smartest steps to make your property management experience as headache-free as possible—and protect your investments. Here are some things to keep in mind: Have…

Landlording & Property Management 4 min read

Mar 31, 2011Mar 16, 2021 Peter Giardini

8 Essential Tips for Screening Tenants

I am sure you have heard this saying regarding real estate deals… “some of my best deals, were the ones I didn’t do”? The same can be said for tenants…

Real Estate Marketing 2 min read

Dec 03, 2010Mar 16, 2021 Mark Saunders

Google Gives You Another Reason to Satisfy Your Customers

I know you are all aware of how quickly word spreads these days. Through blogs, forums, Twitter, Facebook, and rss feeds alone, it takes seconds to spread the word. When…

Landlording & Property Management 3 min read

Nov 17, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Brendan O'Brien

Getting Tenants in Tough Times

The U.S. rental vacancy rate is now the highest it has ever been, at 11.1%. This is not at all what we expected when the housing market crashed and mortgage…

Landlording & Property Management 3 min read

Dec 13, 2007Mar 16, 2021 Connie Brzowski

Avoiding Landlord Stereotypes

Simon Lagree Had it All Wrong Without doubt, being a landlord requires a certain mindset. Before actually owning rent houses, I was certain I didn’t want to participate based on…

Landlording & Property Management 2 min read

Dec 01, 2007Mar 16, 2021 Connie Brzowski

Targeting Terrific Tenants

The mister and I waited years before buying our first rent house. Of all the various and sundry reasons for staying out of the game, our biggest obstacle was a…

Landlording & Property Management 1 min read

Mar 21, 2007Mar 16, 2021 Joshua Dorkin

Alternative to Eviction: Rent Increases?

If you can’t get rid of them, raise their rent . . . Sometimes we end up in a situation where tenants aren’t the wonderful people we hope that they…