Tips, guides, and insights for landlords managing their own rental properties.
A solid inspection process is the single best thing standing between you and a security deposit dispute. It’s also the easiest thing to skip when you’re busy juggling tenants, maintenance,...
Read more →Every landlord eventually faces this fork in the road: do you buy properties that put money in your pocket each month, or do you bet on the property’s value climbing...
Read more →Roughly 70% of renters own a pet. If you’re blanket-banning animals from your rentals, you’re shrinking your applicant pool by more than half and probably leaving money on the table....
Read more →Noise complaints are one of the most common — and most annoying — issues you’ll deal with as a small landlord. They’re rarely straightforward. One tenant says the upstairs neighbor...
Read more →Standard homeowner’s insurance doesn’t cover rental properties. If you’re renting out a property with a regular HO-3 policy, you’re essentially uninsured the moment a tenant moves in. Your insurer can...
Read more →Every time a tenant moves out, it costs you. Between cleaning, repairs, listing fees, vacancy days, and the sheer time spent screening applicants, turnover on a single unit can easily...
Read more →Your tenant just handed over the keys. The new tenant moves in on Saturday. You’ve got 48 hours to get the unit from move-out condition to move-in ready. No pressure....
Read more →Here’s a scenario that plays out in small claims court every week: a landlord knows they’re in the right, but they lose because they can’t prove it. No signed move-in...
Read more →Tenant screening is the single most important thing you do as a landlord. Get it right, and you avoid late payments, property damage, and costly evictions. Get it wrong, and...
Read more →Every January, landlords fall into one of two camps: the ones who spent 20 minutes pulling together their tax documents, and the ones who spent an entire weekend digging through...
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