The eviction process is a slow, stressful, and expensive one for Landlords. Ideally, with the right Tenant Screening Process, you’ll be able to avoid it entirely. But unfortunately, there are times that Landlords have to consider or initiate eviction proceedings. If you ever find yourself in this situation, it’s important to Read more…
Sometimes as a Landlord you’ll come across Tenants that aren’t a good fit for your property leading a landlord to wonder How to Let Go of Bad Tenants. Whether they’re consistently late with rent, a source of frequent complaints, or violating terms of the Lease, difficult Tenants lead to increased Read more…
The interest rate has dropped to historic lows in the last year in response to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to stabilize the economy during the COVID-19 crisis. In March of 2020, the Fed dropped federal interest rates to between 0.00 and 0.25%, which caused short and long-term rates to drop Read more…
Increasing rent for current Tenants is a challenge for both new and experienced Landlords. While it’s often uncomfortable, the reality is that increasing rent for long-term, quality Tenants is something that all Landlords have to deal with at some point. Not only is this process tricky to navigate, but many Read more…
All sectors of the economy have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the shutdowns and slowdowns it’s caused. The real estate industry has not been immune from these impacts, but interestingly it has recovered more quickly than other sectors and done well over the last year. After a slow-down Read more…
A Step-by-Step Pricing Process It can be tempting to price your rental aspirationally – coming up with a profit that you’d like to make and pricing it based on that. Unfortunately, the process for how to price your rental property is more complicated and needs to factor in many specifics Read more…
Over the past year, millions of Americans have faced lay-offs, reduced hours, medical bills, and financial stress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic causing rent due issues for many renters across the country. For many, this means missed rent payments and large sums of back rent due. For landlords, Read more…
One of the most important things landlords can do to ensure that they get the most out of their rental is to have an effective “How to Screen Tenants” process. This process is a key first step towards ensuring that rental properties are well taken care of, that rent is Read more…
Anytime there’s a change in administrations, it can lead to a number of policy and tax changes that have material impacts on landlords and investors. No matter what the changes, it’s important, under Biden, for landlords to understand what shifts might be coming so that they’re able to take advantage Read more…
As the climate crisis becomes more acute and as protecting the environment becomes more of a central focus, I have looked for ways to lower my carbon footprint and to live for sustainability. At the same time, I’ve tried to find ways to make my properties more green and sustainable Read more…