Know Your Market
As a Smarter Landlord, you should be very in tune with the market where you invest. Remember, you are a real estate investor buying investment properties and the value of an investment property is...
View ArticleWhat’s The Rent?
Smarterlandlords want to maximize their investments by maximizing rental income. That means they need to be charging top dollar for their rental properties. Problem is, how do they know what to...
View ArticleBreaking Rule #1
I used to have a best friend whom I knew from the day I was born. We hit every milestone together—and so did our parents. When we were both looking for a place to rent at the same time, it seemed like...
View ArticleWhen to Spend on a Rehab
Most of the properties I have bought in my investing career have been distressed. That means that they needed work. I am not afraid of a major rehab. In fact, I find that properties in need of a...
View ArticleWhen Is Cheap Worth It?
I delved into real estate investing because I thought it would save me from the misery of living paycheck-to-paycheck. I’m 2 months into my rehab and I’ve found that not much has changed yet. I’m...
View ArticleHiring Contractors on Craigslist
Kevin recently posted an interesting article about How to Find Good Contractors. I have to agree with him; networking with other landlords is the best way to find good contractors. Sometimes, these...
View ArticleEvery Landlord’s Nightmare!
The following story describes every landlord’s nightmare. You have to read it to believe it. Smarter Landlords screen their tenants and verify everything they say. Save yourself the time,...
View ArticleTop 10 Rental Lease Agreement Provisions
The lease is perhaps the most important landlording document. It is the legal document granting possession of a property from you, the landlord, to a tenant for a specified price and a specified...
View ArticleThey Can’t See Your Vision
Recently, Jenna wrote a post describing her experiences showing an apartment and getting it in rent ready condition. She mentioned that she was showing the property before she was finished with all of...
View ArticleOnline Rental Payment – A Must Have Tool
I have a question for you. What is the one thing we landlords want? I’ll give you a hint. It usually comes on or about the first of the month. Yep, you guessed it, the rent. We want to collect the...
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