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Jan 26, 2013Jan 27, 2024 Brenton Hayden

Professional Property Management: Why Use Them and How to Empower Them?

Are you getting your money’s worth out of your property management company? I’m always surprised by the number of investor/landlords who don’t take full advantage of the services, resources and…

Jan 16, 2013Jan 27, 2024 Brenton Hayden

Property Management Quality and Your Bottom Line.

Discussing investment opportunities on CNBC last February, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffet said, “If I had a way of buying a couple hundred thousand single-family homes and had a way of…

Oct 20, 2011May 30, 2024 Peter Giardini

Landlords: How to Deal with a Negligent Property Manager

I have to admit that the words Property Manager cause my heart to skip a beat or two. Since the beginning of time, the landlord/property manager relationship has been one…

Dec 01, 2010Jan 27, 2024 Julie Broad

Could Your Property Manager Rob Rent Money From You?

When I walked out of the classroom after an intense 3 hour lecture I checked my cell phone. I had 23 missed calls and 18 voicemails. My stomach jumped. I…

Oct 28, 2010Jan 27, 2024 Steve Dexter

Choosing a Property Manager: Nobody Watches Your Money Like You Do

Before you put your money down on that can’t-miss out of area real estate deal, watch your wallet. Lots of rich California real estate investors lost their money big time…

Oct 17, 2010May 30, 2024 Jason Hanson

Are You Getting Ripped off on a Home Inspection?

A while back I read an article in the Washington Post about a woman who said she didn’t want to pay for the $300 home inspection, but later found out…

Oct 13, 2010Jan 27, 2024 Julie Broad

How to Hire and Manage a Property Manager for Your Rentals

As a long distance landlord there have been far too many days where I felt like the saying “You can’t live with them, but you can’t live without them” is…

Aug 23, 2010Jan 27, 2024 Richard Warren

Fall of a Property Manager – Part III

Striking Back In Part I of this story I outlined problems that I was having with a small town property manger and in Part II I told of my discovery that…

Aug 16, 2010Jan 27, 2024 Richard Warren

Fall of a Property Manager – Part II

Last week’s article (Part I) discussed problems with a small town property manager – the only one in town. What started as bad business, being unresponsive and unreliable, soon turned into…

Aug 11, 2010Feb 17, 2024 J Scott

Is Your Realtor a GREAT Real Estate Agent?

There’s a BiggerPockets forum thread going on this week that addresses the issue of realtors, and whether they are worth their fee when selling your investment property. While I’m not…

Aug 09, 2010Jan 27, 2024 Richard Warren

Fall of a Property Manager – Part I

For real estate investors who wish to own property in areas outside of their own town, a key component of their business is a property manager they can rely on.…

May 19, 2010May 30, 2024 J Scott

Finding Your Accountant. How Can a CPA Help Your Real Estate Business?

I’m always a bit concerned when I read an email or a forum post by a new investor asking about how he should structure his business, how he should prepare…

Dec 27, 2008Jan 27, 2024 Brendan O'Brien

Questions to Ask a Property Manager: Part 3 of 3

Here is the third and last installment of “Questions to Ask Your Property Manager.” I am providing answers to some of the questions. However, in some cases, there is no…