• Mon. Jan 13th, 2025

7 Best Practices to Win the Bid for a Real Estate Investment

Growing your real estate investment portfolio as an individual landlord is not always easy. Today’s market is tight and investment buyers compete just as hotly for single and multifamily homes…

What’s the Rule of 72 in Investing?

Compounding returns are critical to building wealth. For example, if you invested $250 a month in a mutual fund earning the average historical stock market return (around 10.5%), you’d be…

Portland, Seattle Rent Growth Up As Growth Cools In July Nationally

Portland and Seattle beat the national average as nationally rents grew at 1.1 percent in July showing the continued slower rent growth that has been expected, Apartment List says in…

FTC Charges Online Home Buyer with Deceptive Practices

The Federal Trade Commission has charged the online home buyer Opendoor with using misleading and deceptive practices and information and ordered the company to pay $62 million in a settlement…

Should I Give Separate Leases to Roommate Tenants?

Should a landlord give separate leases to roommate tenants is the question this week for Ask Landlord Hank. Remember Hank is not an attorney and is not offering legal advice.…

Washington Landlords Sue Over State Eviction Dispute Centers

Washington landlords have filed suit in Spokane over the issue of eviction-dispute resolution centers that are not working to get rent paid in a timely manner according to landlords. “We’re…

The Best Rental Estimates for Your Property

Proper rent pricing of your rental property is of utmost importance to a successful rental property investment. It will often help you determine whether your investment is a sound, profitable…

A Little Slower Rent Growth In July

National rents grew at 1.1 percent in July showing the continued slower rent growth that has been expected, Apartment List says in their August report. “Over the first seven months…

Seven DST 1031 Exchange Terms Every Real Estate Investor Should Know (updated)

By Betty Friant Senior Vice President, Kay Properties & Investments Kay Takeaways: Knowing key terms for a 1031 Exchange is important for investors What is the definition of “beneficial interest”…

Improve Tenant Communication Using Property Management Software

One of the keys to any great relationship is communication. And that holds just as true for the landlord-tenant relationship. Proactive and clear communication is the foundation to attracting great…