Landlording & Property Management Blog Posts | Page 46 of 49

Sep 14, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Brandon Turner

Eight Tips for Dealing with Evil Tenants

Beware! Evil tenants are real! If you read my post from last week, entitled “Seven Tenants I’d Never Rent To” – you know the kind I’m talking about. We can…

Sep 06, 2013May 29, 2024 Brandon Turner

5 Easy Landlord Tips You Probably Aren’t Following (Including the One I Failed At Last Month)

I call it my “Hell Month.” I’ve just had the worst month as a landlord since I began leasing property almost seven years ago. I can’t explain exactly why –…

Sep 01, 2013May 29, 2024 Mark Ferguson

Should You Spend Money on a Home Inspection?

There was a recent post in the BiggerPockets Forums on whether it is smart to hire a professional home inspector. There were many arguments for getting the home inspection done…

Aug 13, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Ankit Duggal

The Three Step Process for Underwriting Your Next Tenant

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Aug 10, 2013May 29, 2024 Ali Boone

What I Look for in a Rental Property

I get asked quite a bit what I look for when I’m shopping for a rental property to buy. How do I know what I want or what qualities to…

Aug 07, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Paula Pant

7 Things Every Tenant Wants Their Landlord To Know

Just for fun, I polled some of my friends about what they, as tenants, would love to say to their landlord’s face. I told them to be brash and forthright.…

Jul 31, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Paula Pant

Should You Let Tenants Work on a House In Exchange for Rent Credit?

A few weeks ago, I was showing one of my units to a series of prospective tenants. One of the potential tenant applications asked, “Do you like the carpet?” I looked…

Jul 30, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

How to Determine Rent: 8 Tips for Making Sure You Are Charging the Correct Amount

Rent is simply a price. The price someone is willing to pay to use your property for a set period of time. This price is determined by hundreds (if not…

Jul 24, 2013May 29, 2024 Paula Pant

Should You Adjust Rent for Inflation? Nope. Here’s Why.

I keep a rent escalation clause in my leases. It states that the rent will rise by 3 percent each year, to keep pace with inflation. When I wrote it,…

Jul 15, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

Dealing with the Nitpicker Tenant

We all know the nitpicker type. The nitpicker is someone who never seems satisfied and is always finding something wrong. Nitpickers can drive you crazy. With most situations in life…

Jul 08, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

Don’t Just Hand Them The Keys, Use A Tenant Move In Process

Your property is move in ready. You have shown it to several potential tenants. You have screened your applicants and selected the person that best fits your criteria. Now all…

Jul 01, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Brandon Turner

12 Easy Tips to Reduce Your Vacancy Rates and Find Great Tenants

There are a lot of things I’m not good at in life. Like softball. Or pick up lines (Do you have a band-aid? Cause I just skinned my knee when…

Jul 01, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

Five Ways to Eliminate Most Landlord/Tenant Adversity

Several years ago when I was just starting out as a real estate investor, I remember talking with another much more experienced investor at one of our local reia group…