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4 Best Ways To Collect Rent From Your Tenants
When it is time to collect rent from your tenant on the first day of the month, you need to make it easy for the tenant to pay you. Your tenant shouldn’t have to hunt you down to pay the rent each and every month. Nor should you have to go knock on doors every month...
Do You Know If Your Property Is Valued Fairly? What Do You Do If It Isn’t?
Do you know if your property is valued fairly and what do you do if it isn't? When you become a landlord, whether you have one house, five houses or hundreds of houses, you need to figure out if your property is valued fairly. Property Value Assessment Every year,...
Who Should Pay For Lawn Care, Pest Control and Utilities
Who should pay for lawn care, pest control and utilities. Fortunately, they are almost always the responsibility of the tenant when renting a home in my area. However, I talk to landlords from all over and it seems that this does vary from area. Your job is to know...
Today Is The First Of The Month And Rent Is Due
https://youtu.be/FdOgYIeFcHM Today is the first of the month and rent is due TODAY!!!! Make collecting your rent a priority. When I say "Go collect your rent." I don't mean physically go and knock on your tenant's doors demanding that they pay. But,...
Dealing With A Tenant That Is Unhappy
When you have been a landlord long enough, you are going to learn that dealing with a tenant that is unhappy is no fun. No matter what you do, you can’t seem to make this tenant happy. If this tenant lives in a house, your neighbors may know how unhappy she is but...
Short Term Leases Pros and Cons For Landlords and Tenants
Short Term Leases Short term leases seem to be in demand a lot. A short term lease by definition is any lease that is usually from three to six months longs. A short term lease for a landlord is usually not a great idea. Every prospective tenant that I have ever...
How To Renew A Lease On Your Rental Property And Do You Have To?
How To Renew A Lease On Your Rental Property How to renew a lease seems to be a question that landlords and tenants ask me about every week. The first question to ask is "What does your lease say?" How does it address the end of the lease term? How long was the...
Where Did The Dog Come From And Other Fun Questions To Ask Your Tenant
My tenant's face when I ask where did the dog come from. Illegal pets are a huge issue for landlords. Illegal pets,whether they are dogs, cats, birds, bunnies, etc., in your rental home are no laughing matter but it can be kind of funny when you show up...
Successful Landlords Use Systems To Manage Their Business
Successful landlords use systems to manage their business. Do you have systems in your business? Successful landlords have one thing in common: They all use systems to manage their business. I know a lot of landlords and it drives me...