4 Simple Tricks that Make Being a Landlord a Little More Profitable
Saturday, February 01
Landlords that get creative are landlords that keep tenants and make more money! Being a landlord is hardly all sitting down and raking in profits because you’re nice enough to let someone else live in your house — there’s a lot of work involved! Keeping your tenants in your properties and p...
How To Reduce Your Heating Bill This Winter
Sunday, January 26
No, the Answer Isn’t ‘Move South.’ If you’re concerned cold weather this winter is going to drive your heating bill up to terrifying heights, you’re not alone. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to reduce your heating bill – even as a tenant in someone else’s home. We won’t advise...
How Much Rent Can I Charge?
Sunday, January 19
As Much As You Want — Unless You Want Actual Tenants. One of the more challenging parts of managing rental properties is deciding where to set your rental amounts. Charge too much, and you’ll have unwanted vacancies. Charge too little, and you’re leaving money on the table and potentially ...
Is This A Good Rental Investment? Part I: Assessing The Location
Sunday, January 12
Even A Great Deal on a House can Fail You in the Wrong Neighborhood. If you just follow the regular news it seems almost everywhere you look today real estate values are going up. Jump on the internet and you’ll find plenty of supposed deals on rental properties. Well, all is not as it s...
How to get Your Landlord to Treat You Better
Sunday, January 05
Here’s a surprise: the better you treat the landlord, the better most of them will treat you! OK, so let’s get one fact out of the way: there are slumlords out there who will treat you like crap no matter how excellent you are to them. But given that your landlord is a human being with a co...
New Tax Laws Affecting Landlords Coming!
Monday, December 30
For a change you may actually like these! The IRS has issued it’s long and complex regulations that explain how to deduct improvements and repairs to rental properties. The regulations take effect on January 1st, 2014, and offers up several changes that rental owners may find downright pleas...