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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...

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.  Knowing when to renew a lease is something everyone with rental property needs to become skilled...

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...

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.  Investing in real estate is one of the best ways to build your wealth. The model...

Winter Property Inspections To Prevent House Fires

House Fires House fires are more common in the cold winter months.  Did you know that December and January are the peak times for house fires to occur? House fires are also most likely to occur on Saturdays and Sundays between 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Because of cold...

December Rent Can Be The Hardest Rent To Collect

Collecting December Rent Christmas is around the corner and some of tenants have better uses for their money than paying December rent.  Landlords often find that December is the month of the year that is the most difficult to collect rent on time or at all.  I have...

Cash For Keys

Cash For Keys Do you have a tenant who isn’t paying rent?  The most common route for getting rid of a tenant who isn’t paying rent is to go through the eviction process. Send a 7 day letter (Quit or pay) Get a court date Schedule a set out Set the tenant out This is...