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Jun 28, 2013May 29, 2024 Chris Clothier

How To Keep Tenants Longer…and a Strategy For Finding New Renters

As real estate investors, when we buy a property that we intend to rent to others, we’re doing so with the goal of receiving a return on our investment. Ideally,…

Jun 18, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Ben Leybovich

Should You Tell the Tenants that You Are the Owner? [Counterpoint]

This question seems to continually pop up on my radar, and I don’t know why – this seems pretty simple to me. What am I missing guys? (See Brandon’s article…

Jun 03, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

Buying Investment Properties with Existing Tenants

As a buy and hold investor, tenants are the lifeblood of my business. They pay our bills plus give us a little extra to put food on our table and…

May 21, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Ben Leybovich

Tenant or a Professional Bum – Do You Know How to Tell?

A go-to favorite in the Leybovich household is a romantic comedy Hitch starring Will Smith, Kevin James, and Eva Mendes. In one of the scenes early in the film Hitch,…

Apr 23, 2013May 29, 2024 Brandon Turner

Investing in Rental Property

There are a lot of ways to invest in real estate. Trust me – I made the list of the Top 100 Ways to Invest in Real Estate. However, one…

Apr 08, 2013May 29, 2024 Kevin Perk

Regarding Your Maintenance Request – An Open Letter to Tenants

Dear Tenant, Thank you for recent maintenance request. We take every request seriously. Please understand that we want your stay with us to be a good one. In that respect,…

Apr 05, 2013May 29, 2024 Katherine Grote

The Pros and Cons of a Lease Forward (or Lease Back)

Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was a family of investors who loved their job and all that it entailed. They had gotten a great deal on…

Apr 03, 2013May 29, 2024 karen rittenhouse

Sequestration and Section 8 Housing

Sequestration: the ten years of automatic, across-the-board budget cuts that started March 1. It’s here and it’s effects are being felt. The federal Section 8 housing assistance program has had…

Apr 01, 2013May 29, 2024 Kevin Perk

Does Your Location Foster Long Term Tenants?

Selecting good tenants is one of the keys to being a successful landlord. Getting those good tenants to stay for the long term is another. Long term tenants are good…

Mar 11, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

Do You Own the Place? Why You SHOULD Tell Your Tenants About Your Ownership

I have listened to many real estate seminars over the years where the speaker has touted the benefits of anonymity. We were told that you should never tell your tenants…

Mar 04, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Ankit Duggal

Are You a Real Estate Pioneer? How to Be a Section 8 Landlord

Do you consider your self a Real Estate pioneer? Pioneers are usually among the first to explore a new or unknown area. Real Estate pioneers are alive and well in…

Mar 04, 2013Mar 16, 2021 Kevin Perk

Should I Ban Smoking In My Rental Properties?

I am thinking of adding a “no smoking” clause to my lease. Do not get me wrong, I am not trying to be a nanny and say you should not…

Feb 19, 2013May 29, 2024 Ben Leybovich

“It’s Not My Fault They Keep Trashing My Unit” – Actually It Is…

Real estate has been creating fortunes for as long as there has been dirt. We all know this and that is why we are here. Although there are seemingly endless…