{"id":48069,"date":"2013-09-19T00:13:20","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T06:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=48069"},"modified":"2023-04-11T04:10:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:10:35","slug":"2013-09-19-bp-podcast-how-awesome-landlord-with-kevin-perk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2013-09-19-bp-podcast-how-awesome-landlord-with-kevin-perk","title":{"rendered":"How to Be an Awesome and Profitable Landlord with Kevin Perk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On today&#8217;s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we look at the topic of landlording and get some great advice from long-time landlord <strong>Kevin Perk<\/strong>. Kevin is a very successful investor from the Memphis area and has a real good grasp on finding and dealing with tenants as well as some unique methods of financing his properties, getting rid of bad tenants, and building wealth. There is a lot of really great tips and advice for anyone looking to grow their buy and hold real estate business.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp36-kevin-perk-podcast-transcript-profitable-landlord-investor\" target=\"_blank\">Read the transcript to episode 36 with Kevin Perk here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes (Preferred Method!)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here:<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=BIGPOC2084229784\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>In This Show, We Cover:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-42908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-_-Real-Estate-Investing-and-Wealth-Building-9.42.11-AM-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets Podcast _ Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building 9.42.11 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How Kevin finances dozens of properties with <strong>creative financing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Private lending<\/strong> and methods to use commercial financing to invest<\/li>\n<li>Making offers that <strong>get accepted<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The three things that turn a <strong>landlord<\/strong> into a <strong>slumlord<\/strong> &#8211; and how to avoid them<\/li>\n<li>Online technology to help <strong>attract and manage tenants<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Signs of future <strong>bad<\/strong> <strong>tenants<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How to <strong>fill vacancies<\/strong> during the holiday season<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>best and worst<\/strong> parts of being a landlord<\/li>\n<li><strong>Real estate clubs<\/strong>: determining the good, the bad, and the ugly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links Mentioned in the Show:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"The Real Estate Agent\u2019s Ultimate Guide to Working with Investors\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2013\/08\/24\/real-estate-agents-working-with-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Real Estate Agent&#8217;s Ultimate Guide to Dealing with Investors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tenant Screening: The Ultimate Guide\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2013\/01\/27\/tenant-screening\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tenant Screening: The Definitive Step by Step Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How To Rent Your House: The Definitive Step by Step Guide\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2013\/01\/04\/how-to-rent-your-house\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Rent Your House: The Ultimate Step by Step Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.AppFolio.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AppFolio.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/rei\/online-property-management-software-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top Online Property Management Software list from BiggerPockets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in the Show:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2a3Z5e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rich Dad Poor Dad<\/a> by Robert Kiyosaki<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2a2ZQkz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cash Flow Quadrant<\/a> by Robert Kiyosaki<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29VDtxB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The E-Myth Revisited<\/a> by Michael Gerber<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/flippingbook\" target=\"_blank\">The Book on Flipping Houses<\/a> by J Scott<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/flippingbook\" target=\"_blank\">The Book on Estimating Rehab<\/a> Costs by J Scott<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics:<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Don&#8217;t drop your standards just to quickly fill a vacancy. (<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/wU993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>When investing in real estate, have some cash reserves. (<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/6CzDf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>If you bet on appreciation &#8211; you are going to lose. Real estate doesn&#8217;t always go up. (<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/44y1K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Connect with Kevin:<\/h2>\n<p>Kevin&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/kp1\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kevin&#8217;s Blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.SmarterLandlording.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SmarterLandlording.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On today&#8217;s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we look at the topic of landlording and get some great advice from long-time landlord Kevin Perk. 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