How to Deal with 4 Categories of Problem Tenants, #3: The Professional
Wednesday, October 07
In this Problem Tenants series, we’ve already tackled tenants who are disgusting Slobs or demanding Hotel Guests. Now, let’s take a look at how to deal with another type of problem tenant: the “professionals.” “Professional” tenants may have a respectable-sounding nickname, but really, all they ...
How to Deal with 4 Kinds of Problem Tenants, #2: The Hotel Guest
Wednesday, September 30
Are problem tenants making you rethink why you voluntarily sacrificed your personal time to be a landlord? The stress of dealing with tenant issues is a huge drain on any self-managing landlord, but there are ways of managing your properties intelligently to mitigate these stresses. This article...
How to Deal with 4 Kinds of Problem Tenants, #1: The Slob
Wednesday, September 23
Does your rental look like a scene from an episode of Hoarders? Is your tenant in dire need of an intervention by Marie Kondo? In this series, we’re giving you tips on how to deal with 4 kinds of problem tenants that crop up all-too-often in the world of rental investing, and this article’s fe...
Screen a PMC BETTER than a Tenant, Part 3: The Management Contract
Wednesday, September 16
In this 3-part series on what to consider when screening property management companies, we’ve tackled PMC service procedures, communication systems, and documentation processes, but now we want to dig a little deeper and look at a little-considered aspect of PMC screening: the management contrac...
Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant Part 2: Communication, Documentation
Wednesday, September 09
Previously in Part 1 we went over why evaluating a Property Management Company’s (PMC) procedures is important and some questions to ask to evaluate how robust those procedures are. In this Part 2, we’ll be covering why it’s so important not to assume a PMC’s communication and documentation pr...
How Many Properties is TOO Many to Self-Manage?
Monday, August 24
If you really had to ask, then you probably have too many properties to self-manage already! As a DIY landlord, have you ever found yourself thinking: Why am I doing this? When will this all get easier? Are stocks & bonds this much work? The answer to this question varies from landlord to l...