Showing Rental Properties & Apartments During COVID-19
If you're a landlord or property manager, showing rental units during the time of COVID can be a challenge. Staying six feet apart during a standard tour is sometim...
3 Renovations Strategies Landlords Can Use To Attract Top Tenants
It’s not unusual for professionals to invest in rental properties to generate a second income and position themselves for retirement. The typical landlord is holdin...
Home Improvements Increasing Property Value & Rent
During 2020, home values increased to 6.5 percent nationwide from 5.5 percent in 2019. In 2020, rental vacancy rates reported a one percent drop compared to the sam...
Property Manager Tips For Getting Qualified Tenants
As a property manager, you oversee everything that happens on the grounds and in the building(s.) You are the person who screens all potential or prospective tenant...
Tips To Pet Proof Your Rental Home
If you are considering renting to millennials, then one of the things to consider doing is make your home pet friendly. Just because you make your home pet friendly...
How Much and How Often Can You Legally Raise Rent?
Your rental units are investments, but your expenses are starting to outpace income. Raising the rent seems like the obvious solution, but in many cases, your hands...
4 Simple Maintenance Jobs That Can Save You Money
Scan any Pinterest board about home improvement, and you’ll notice the splashy “before and after” photos of interior transformations: New paint! Kitchen remodels! D...
Creating An Outdoor Space For Tenants
When looking for a new home, most tenants seek a home with beautiful spaces where they can enjoy their time. As a landlord, you can attract tenants by creating thes...
Keep it Simple When Renting Houses
You do not need to reinvent the wheel when preparing rental unites for renters. Unless your targeting an exclusive neighborhood, it isn’t necessary to include all t...
4 Simple Ways To Maximize Profits On Your Rental Property
People who buy rental property have many reasons for making such investments, but one of the more common motives behind this decision is the belief that real estate...
The Payment Problem: How Long Should You "Cover" for a Tenant?
As a landlord, it’s your responsibility to make sure tenants are happy, healthy and cared for. That said, being nice won’t protect your complex from inevitable acci...
Remodeling the Bathroom on Your Rental Property
When you are the landlord, your rental unit may need a bath remodel in between tenants. Your overall rental income depends on keeping costs down, so it's important ...
What Are Your Responsibilities for a Tenant's Abandoned Property?
No matter how carefully you screen your potential tenants, most landlords eventually find themselves in a nightmare tenant situation. Among the routine property man...
Rental Unit Design That's Neutral so Your Tenants Can Personalize the Space
Whether you own one rental unit or a hundred, you want your tenants to feel as if they can make the space their own. When your rental home design is full of bold co...
What Makes a Rental Unit Inhabitable?
One cold Thanksgiving morning a few years ago, I awoke early in our rental to get the turkey started. We lived in a 100-year-old farmhouse that I dearly loved. In s...