7 Reasons You Should Be Screening Tenants Online Using Property Management Software
One of the most difficult things about being a landlord is having to deal with tenants who don’t pay rent on time. Even worse, they may damage your property, disturb…
National Rent Growth Picking Up Steam After Winter Cooldown
Even though rents are growing more slowly than in 2021, national rent growth was picking up in March as rents were up 0.8 percent over the previous month, according to…
Tenants Not Telling Landlord About Dead Smoke Detector, Now What?
A landlord wants to know what to do if there is a dead smoke detector in his rental property and tenants are not telling him about it or fixing it…
Watch Out, Investors! California is At It Again
By Kim Lisa Taylor We’re watching with interest and concern as Assembly Bill 1771 works its way through the California Legislature. Dubbed “The California Housing Speculation Act,” the bill would…
Historical Stock Market Return: Average S&P Returns Since 1926
Real estate investors often assume that real estate returns beat stock returns. And it’s often true — check out this study on returns over 145 years in 16 developed countries.…
Key Components of Effective Communication with Residents
Here are some of the key components of effective communication with residents when there is such a wide variety of multifamily communication channels. By Kristina Rauscher Having an effective communication…
What Landlords Should Know About Subleasing
It is your right and responsibility as the landlord to know about everything that happens to your rental property, especially when a new tenant moves into the building. Ideally, you…
The Retirement Catch-Up Plan: 7 Steps to Retire in the Next 5-10 Years
As a passive income evangelist, I love this gem from Warren Buffett: “If you don’t find a way to make money in your sleep, you will work until you die.”…
How Much Apartment Space Can a Tenant Get for $1,500 a Month?
Cities in the South and Midwest offer tenants the most apartment space for the money, with Wichita, Kansas leading the list of cities where you can rent the largest apartments…
Year 2021 Summary Process Filings Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Baseline
Residential summary process filings – the first step to starting the eviction cycle in court – settled down to a baseline consistently lower than the level of filings before the…