Conquer Your Clutter!
Saturday, March 29
It’s kind of like working out — you’ll be impressed by what a few minutes a few times a week can eventually build up to. Sometimes, life gets in the way — a long string of late work nights, a sick relative that needs your care for a week, or an unexpected guest can leave you neglecting the h...
Is This A Good Rental Investment? Part III: Assessing Repairs
Sunday, March 23
Even an otherwise-excellent investment property can become your Kryptonite if it needs too much work or you spend too much. We’re assuming by now that you’re reading this because you’re looking into becoming a real-estate tycoon and you want to know whether that rental investment you’ve got ...
Are Downtowns Becoming Cool Again? A Landlord's Perspective
Sunday, March 16
Americans are changing the way we think about the urban core…again. Since 2008, downtown office vacancies nationwide have increased to 12.4% — but suburban office vacancies are at a huge 16.6%. What’s going on? Well, there are a lot of theories, but the one that’s gaining the most trac...
Writing Your Own Lease Agreement: The Devil's In The Details
Saturday, March 08
Your lease should make life easier on you and on your tenants. If you’ve ever had reason to pay attention, you’d notice that most of the sizeable property management firms around Detroit use their own lease agreements. Why? Simple: because as you manage more and more properties, you come acr...
Are You Getting Scammed? What to Watch For
Sunday, March 02
If Something Seems Amiss — Or Too Good To Be True — It Probably Is. You’ve probably seen stories on the news about renters getting targeted by zany scams on Craigslist and similar sites — but you rarely hear about the scammers that target landlords, and they’re surprisingly common. Getting s...
The Power of Great Relationships (With Your Tenants)
Sunday, February 23
If You Can’t Rent To the One You Love, Love the One You Rent To. Ask any successful entrepreneur who has been in business for more than a couple of years, and they’ll tell you: it’s cheaper and easier to keep an existing client than it is to find a new one. The same applies to tenants (they ...