Lawsuit Happy Tenants
Thursday, February 05
How to Protect Yourself and Your Investment.Short of a tenant dying due to a property defect, every landlord’s worst nightmare is to be targeted in a nasty lawsuit. But society is becoming increasingly litigious, and landlords – perceived as having deep pockets – are frequently in the crosshairs ...
The Emergency Phone Call
Sunday, February 01
Today we are going to talk about “The Emergency Phone Call”. We have a lot of owner’s that always ask us what constitutes an emergency, how they handle it and what’s the proper protocol. Everyone’s biggest fear, we hear from investors, is that they don’t want that 2 AM phone call that the ...
12 Landlord Mistakes That Can Get You Sued
Wednesday, January 21
1. Not running efficient credit/criminal check because property has been vacant 2. Showing a dirty property 3. Not having a procedure for evictions or having a procedure but not sticking to it and taking in partial payments4. Not having all of the documentation for eviction court5. Being stubbo...
The Do's and Dont's Of EVICTIONS
Monday, January 19
Obviously every state is different, and depending on their legal process this can be a polar opposite of how things may work in your area. I can tell you from experience that by not sticking to whatever policy you put in place you will be your own worse enemy. Early in my investing career my bus...