It can cost you significant time and money to attract and keep ideal tenants, but it’s far more costly to remove ones that are less than exemplary. Instead of waiting for a lease to end only to find you need to make costly repairs to your property before a new
A major responsibility that a landlord is legally required to fulfill is creating a habitable living space. This is legally enforced by a tenant’s “warranty of habitability.” The details of what makes a living environment habitable depend on what state you are in. In general, though, here are some key
If you’re considering moving into a home that has an HOA(Homeowners Association), you probably have a few questions. The quality of the HOA that you are moving into will vary depending on where you are moving, as no two HOAs are the same. Before making a decision to move into
“Section 8 Housing” is the phrase often used to refer to the Housing Choice Voucher Program, a federal program enacted to help low-income families better integrate into the public housing market. We’ve found that many landlords are hesitant to dive into the world of low-income housing, wary of coming across
No one wants to be that annoying renter or neighbor. You don’t want to be a nuisance, and often, when you are that tenant, it’s unbeknownst to you. It’s rarely intentional, and so it’s easy to not notice that you’re being annoying, bothersome, or inefficient. Especially if you’re a first
When you live in a rental unit, it can be hard to make the space feel like your own. You want to feel comfortable, and make it feel like home. But you also don’t want to sacrifice your deposit by painting the walls or drilling a bunch of holes into
Over 50% of potential tenants that want to move into your rental property, will have a pet. This means that if you don’t allow tenants who own pets to rent from you, you’re shutting out the majority of your potential tenant opportunities. If you’ve had a hard time filling vacancies,
The majority of your future clientele consists of millenials. There are changes and trends that come with every new generation, and as you clientele begins to change as the generations get older, you need to learn and develop new skills and tactics to market your properties more efficiently.
Although one of the most enjoyable seasons of the entire year, the holiday season also tends to be one of the busiest seasons of the entire year, as well. It’s easy to get so busy with everything else that you have going on, that managing your property is the last
No one wants a bad tenant. They can be hard to detect, though. When renting your property, you want the entire process to be smooth. In an ideal world, the perfect candidate would come to your door the exact moment you have a vacancy, and would want to stick around
Technology has completely changed our world. A few decades ago, the idea that you’d pay your rent or contact your friends electronically was bizarre. Yet here we are, doing almost everything that we do over the internet or from our phones. From paying bills, scheduling doctors appointments, and searching for
No one likes finding new tenants for their property, but it’s often necessary. If you find a tenant that you love, it can be hard to come to terms with letting them go and having to find someone else to fill their spot. As your tenants move out, the issue
