Being a landlord is never as easy as it seems on paper. If you’re a new real estate investor or considering jumping into the industry, you might think that your only jobs are to assess whether the tenant meets the qualifications to rent your property...
Maintaining your own HVAC system can be challenging and expensive enough; add in HVAC systems for each of your rental properties, and you’ve got what could be a full-time job that takes away from your profits. Managing properties in Austin, TX, can be even more...
Home warranty and home insurance protect homeowners and rental property investors by providing coverage against costly repairs and structural damage. While home insurance and an additional home warranty both have annual premiums, they are not the same. We know it often gets confusing for people to...
Nowadays, it's not that easy to win a rental lease. It probably never was, to be honest. Today's real estate market is full of applicants competing for a rental lease. Believe us - the competition is intense! Especially if you're trying to find a home...
Owning a rental property feels like it should be easy money looking at it from the outside: but it isn't very easy and requires a large amount of time and money invested to work. So if you want to improve the value of your property,...
Besides leasing, a rental application is an essential component of the rental process. As a rental owner, you need to conduct a screening process to verify the applicants’ documents. After all, you don’t want your first real estate investment to be an awful experience. Therefore,...
Property managers are often overlooked when it comes to reasonable business expenses: and it's because many landlords overlook the value that comes with paying for these services. Hiring a property manager isn't throwing money away, and it's not a waste: in fact, there's a chance...
Change is in fact inevitable in property management and real estate investing. The US rental and leasing market was fundamentally changed by the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. While the virus has left several industries ravaged, the real estate market in the US remains relatively...
Are you a first-time landlord or even a seasoned landlord with a rental property to price? Well we’re here to tell you that we can understand your apprehension and nervousness in doing so correctly. The ultimate purpose behind real estate investing for all of us...
Renting out or leasing a home is a big decision. Whichever you pick can affect how long your tenants live somewhere, their intentions with that property, and how much work you'll have to do for the property. These are the most important differences between leasing...
Tenants and landlords frequently have disagreements over rent increases. Avoiding arguments requires knowledge of the rules. In the simplest sense, tenants provide financial support to landlords in exchange for housing. Although the basics are straightforward, disagreements about rent often escalate into open hostility. But......
If you own a rental property, your main goal is to attract long-term viable tenants who will occupy the property, which in turn will lead to sustained income. After all, as a rental owner, your goal is to maximize the comprehensive rate of return.......
There is a substantive difference between landlord insurance and homeowners insurance. The two forms of insurance differ in terms of name yet they also have important differences in the context of coverage. If you are a real estate investor, it is required that you......
