Debbie Vornholt
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Jun 06
Mini Blinds And Your Tenants
Mini blinds and your tenants. Question: As a landlord, do you provide mini blinds in your rental homes or do you make the tenant install them? I love mini blinds in my own home but loath them in rental homes. I have never understood how they can be damaged so badly by tenants! There is …
May 29
Screen Applicants With Confidence
Screening applicants is a stressful and challenging endeavor. You typically only have to screen tenants when you have a vacant home or a home that is about to be vacant. A vacant home does not put money in your pocket. Your goal is to find the best possible tenant that you can find as quickly …
Apr 29
Maintenance Issue Case Study
There are days as a property manager when I just roll my eyes as my fingers furiously type an email response. Today was one of those days. Remember, having procedures in place will save you a lot of headaches! One such procedure is the move in inspection. I moved college students into a rental home …
Nov 13
Evicting A Tenant In The Winter
Evicting A Tenant In The Winter Can You Evict A Tenant In The Winter? Evicting a tenant in the winter should not be any different than evicting at any other time of the year. Theoretically speaking, as long as you follow the law and send the proper notice required in your area, you can evict a …
May 29
Probate Investing Tip – How Long Do You Mail To Probate Leads?
Probate Investing Tip There seems to be some mystery about how to market to probates. I get asked about probate investing and marketing all the time.
May 15
Probates – Learn How To Find Off Market Deals Using Probate Marketing
Probate Marketing and Off Market Real Estate Deals Are you tired of competing with droves of other investors for deals? (I know you are) It’s pretty frustrating when you’re looking for deals where everyone else is looking. So why not look somewhere else? I’m talking about off market deals. So what exactly are off market …
Feb 16
Renting A Vacant Rental Home Fun Story
A Vacant Rental Home Story When you have a vacant rental home, your job is to find a great tenant as quickly as possible. If you have an effective marketing campaign, you will get a large number of phone calls, texts and emails asking for information about your vacant rental home.
Feb 09
How Soon Is Too Soon To Renew A Lease That Is Ending
How Soon Is Too Soon To Renew A Lease That Is Ending A rental property that is occupied by a tenant who pays the rent every month is the goal of every property owner.
Jan 31
Things I Hate About Being A Property Manager
While I love what I do, there are things I hate about being a property manager. Managing rental problem or being a property manager can be a challenging job. This is a people job and dealing with people can be difficult. Everyone has a different perspective and a different agenda. Trying to do your …
Jan 24
The Unexpected Costs Of Being A Landlord
The Unexpected Costs Of Being A Landlord Owning rental property is the dream of millions of people and not planning for unexpected costs is one of the fastest ways to destroy that dream.
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