Renovations for rentability are a necessary and constant reality for landlords. You want to maintain a high quality rental. Both for the longevity of your property as well as attracting the best tenants. Every renovation comes with myriad decisions about the Read more…
As you have probably learned the hard way, there are some property renovations that just won’t wait for a convenient time. Whether you have a tenant in place or are preparing to place one, there are certain considerations for timing Read more…
More than 4,000,000 children sustain accidental injuries at home annually and 2,300 of them die from these injuries according to a report by A Secure Life. This can potentially leave landlords liable to lawsuits from tenants, not to mention hefty Read more…
More people in the U.S. are renting their living space than any time within the last 50 years. As a landlord, whether you’re looking to rent out a small personal space or you’re overseeing an entire building, this is good news for your Read more…
Good tenants are easier to keep than they are to find. A good landlord knows this and tries to keep around the good ones who pay their rent month after month. Here are five of the best perks to Read more…
Things to Consider When renting your own home you are imposing on your family by either renting out part of your home or leaving the house to allow renters. It is important to make sure that you are making enough Read more…
No matter what you decide renting your personal home as a whole or just rooms, or what season you rent it out. There are things to think of when deciding a preparing your house to be a rental. First – Read more…
If you own your own home, you have lots of abilities to increase your income by using your house. You can rent out rooms, rent out the entire house, you can rent only during special events or on vacations. Your Read more…
Being a landlord can pay off financially, but a landlord’s wealth is accumulated from hard work! Every landlord eventually runs into Murphy’s Law, when “Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” When you run into a new situation as Read more…
Once again, we welcome our contributor Elizabeth Colegrove from Reluctant Landlord to offer her personal experience on dealing with landlording stress. Recently I spent a couple of months with a prospective tenant. They were applying sight unseen, so I took Read more…