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Being a landlord can be challenging and those challenges sometimes strain the landlord/tenant relationship. As landlords and property managers we try to do the right thing by the tenants by providing a maintained and clean home for rent and by promptly responding to requests. My dream tenants in ...
02/10/2015
As most of you are aware, the President signed the extensions for some pretty sought after tax benefits into law last month. For this year, business owners, real estate investors, and individuals will get to reap the benefits of the extension. The long list of tax deductions, credits, and other b...
01/30/2015
I’m sure many of you have noticed the walkability ratings that are often given when a house is listed for sale. You may be wondering why all this is important and if it truly is something that could make one house stand out above the others. Rentec Direct's Survey says, the answer is yes, it can ...
01/28/2015
Managing property  can be fairly complex and saving time each step of the way will not only make your life easier but will put more money in your pocket at the end of the day. One of the easiest and best ways to improve efficiency is by using property management software. When searching for prope...
01/23/2015
Being able to easily look at and analyze a home or apartment building to determine if it’s a good investment takes practice and is dependent on your real estate investing goals. I personally am a long term real estate investor and am in for the slow and steady appreciation and of course the month...
01/22/2015
Having dirty tenants can be a landlord or property managers worst nightmare, they are not only expensive they also bring down the value of the rental property by giving a bad perception. Nobody wants to live next to a smelly dirty home or apartment. Living conditions that are dirty can cause dama...
01/15/2015
Tenant screening is quite possibly the best way for a property manager or landlord to make certain they are choosing the best tenant possible. There are rules, as with anything, that have to be followed when tenant screening. The biggest regulators of course are the Federal Fair Credit Reporting ...
01/08/2015
I meant to get this blog out before I went on Christmas Break but things got a bit hectic, I apologize. Nonetheless, here it is now it's  a little story and some great tips on what you can do when your tenant moves out and leaves you high and dry on the rent payment.Rent checks were rolling in fo...
12/31/2014
A good friend has recently approached me and told met that they’ve been toying around with the idea of purchasing another rental property here in southern Oregon. He came up with a great list of questions that any real estate investor should consider when purchasing property. These are the variab...
12/18/2014
I’ve been a landlord for almost 10 years now (wow, time flies) and last Thursday I got my first call from a lawyer. While this is not good news, I would like to squeeze this lemon and make a little lemonade it is the season for Joy and Holiday Cheer after all. For starters, I didn’t do anything p...
12/17/2014
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