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Mar 21, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Marcus Maloney

3 Little Known Factors to Help Minimize Vacancy Rates

Gaining long-term tenants is a desire for any landlord. Securing a long-term tenant provides security for the unit along with a decrease in vacancy rate. These tactics are used to…

Mar 10, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

What are Your House Rules?

As landlords, we have a set of house rules that go with our rental properties. They are an addendum to our lease and we sit with every new and approved…

Feb 21, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Brandon Turner

13 Rules Great Landlords (Almost) Never Break

I’d like to convince myself that it’s not my fault… but I’m a terrible liar. It is my fault. At least 99% of the time. I’m talking about my landlord…

Jan 20, 2014Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

My Tenant Lost Their Job – Now What?

People lose their jobs. They can get laid off or fired. Companies can go bankrupt. There are a host of other reasons why someone might loose their job but a…

Dec 29, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Lisa Phillips

Learning the Hard Way: Why You Should Invest In Landlord Friendly States

As a newer investor, there is advice given by more experienced investors that we have to learn the hard way. One of those truisms is to “invest in landlord friendly…

Dec 09, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Michael Blank

How I Bought a 12-Unit Apartment Building with No Money Down (And How it Nearly Bankrupted Me…)

This is my story about how I bought a 12-unit apartment building with money raised from private individuals. This deal closed against all odds and then nearly bankrupted me. Don’t…

Nov 19, 2013May 29, 2024 Brent Hall

4 Things You Should Never Tell Your Tenants When Selling Income Property

Investors who own and operate income property, whether it’s single family homes or small to mid-market multi-family buildings, tend to fall into two categories when it comes to feeling a…

Nov 04, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

17 Vital “Rules” Your Rental Lease Should Cover

As a landlord, my lease is perhaps the most important document I use. It is the legal agreement between me and my tenant. An attachment to that lease, and therefore…

Oct 28, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

When Tenants Go Bad- 8 Tips for Dealing with the Drama

Sometimes despite your best efforts, despite your best screening techniques, despite firmly laying down the house rules at move in, some tenants will go bad. These tenants appeared fine at…

Oct 02, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Brandon Turner

Nine Easy (and Stupid) Ways to be a Terrible Landlord!

I’m going to say something a bit dramatic here: I believe 99% of the problems that landlords face is NOT because of the tenant, but because of the landlord. Yes,…

Sep 25, 2013May 15, 2023 Paula Pant

Why Pets Are a “Head-Scratcher” (Hey-Oh!) for Landlords!

Most people can agree that cats and dogs are pretty awesome … most people, that is, other than landlords. When I began owning rental property, pets morphed from something that…

Sep 23, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

Tenant Turnover: The Biggest Killer of Your Rental Cash Flow

I have said it before and I will say it again, positive cash flow is king in the landlording business. My goal as a buy and hold investor is to…

Sep 23, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Tom Sylvester

Eviction Education: My Cost – $3403.99, Today’s Special – Free!

Your mistakes are your tuition. Eiji Toyoda Procrastination makes easy things hard, hard things harder. Mason Cooley If you are a landlord, no matter how well you screen for tenants,…