Learning to be a Good Tenant: 4

Naturally, when you are renting a house or an apartment, you want things to work the way they are supposed to work. And, ideally, you want your landlord to take care of any repairs as quickly as possible. Well, you have to take some responsibility for that yourself. For starters, your landlord cannot read your [...]

The Lease — Broken Down: 5

We touched just a little on what happens when a tenant is not ready to end their lease, but let’s go ahead and dive right into there.  We all know that if you have a tenant that is a little bit tricky and they are not the greatest tenant in the world, it can be [...]

The Lease — Broken Down: 4

Now that you understand everything that needs to go into a lease and you understand exactly what a lease is and why it is important, it is now time for us to talk about ending a lease.  Now, if you are a landlord, you can actually end a rental lease early, you just have to [...]

The Lease — Broken Down: 3

Now that you know what you are responsible for as a landlord, let’s dive right into exactly what should be in the lease.  Well, you always want to make sure that you include the rental fee, how long the lease is going to last, how the tenant can renew the lease and you should make [...]

The Lease — Broken Down: 1

In this particular blog we have talked a heck of a lot about leases and what you, as a landlord need to do in order to find the ideal tenant.  Well, in the next few blogs, we are going to talk about leases in detail and why you need them … as well as exactly [...]

Rental News, Landlords Are Becoming More Rental-Friendly In 2010: 1

In this day and age, I can tell you for sure that people are looking not to buy but to rent … this is extremely good news for homeowners that have turned themselves into landlords in order to beat the recession and to get some extra cash via renting their house out. One trend in [...]

Strengthening the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants: 3

You know how the old saying goes: do unto others as you would have done unto you — or something like that. Archaic languages are not my forte. Anyway, the point is, that as a landlord you have to be kind if you want kind tenants in turn. Treating them like they are somehow beneath [...]

Strengthening the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants: 2

Landlords, you need to make wise choices when it comes to picking your tenants. If you have bad tenants, then things are going to be bad from the word go. A screening process can help you. Check their credit, their criminal history, and make sure you get references from both former landlords and employers. Talking [...]

Strengthening the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants: 1

The relationship between landlords and tenants can be an intricate one. The tenants have to pay the landlords for a place to live, and thus may feel like they do not have any upper hand, but landlords in some way depend on their tenants for the rent money. Things can get tricky if you aren’t [...]

Becoming A Landlord: 5

Now that we have touched on the rent payment, how you can become a landlord exactly, the tenant screening process, it is now time to finally get to the good stuff.  When you are a landlord, you need to make sure that you keep track of everything – seriously.  You want to make sure that [...]

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