What to Do if Your Tenant is Keeping an Exotic or Dangerous Animal in Houston
Landlord-tenant disputes over pets are probably unavoidable. At some point, you’ll have a tenant who gets a dog or a cat without…
Whether you’re an experienced landlord or just getting your feet wet, it’s easy to unknowingly make mistakes managing a property. Many property management mistakes seem small. However, they have a way of snowballing quickly into costly problems. You could be dealing with the fallout of a mistake for months, or even years, as it gathers… [Read More]
Being a landlord is a profitable choice of professional. However, it can be legally complicated. There are many laws in place across the state and the country regulating landlord practices, and rightly so – tenants must be protected from bad landlord practices. As a landlord, it’s important to know these rules and follow them to… [Read More]
It’s easy to become blasé about renting out your property, particularly if you’re an experienced landlord. However, have you considered how much trust is involved when you rent to a tenant? Most tenants are complete strangers to you, but you trust them to live in your property anyway. Even when you protect yourself legally, renting… [Read More]
Keeping your property in good shape and responding quickly to requests for repairs is one of the biggest jobs of a landlord. Failing to respond in a timely manner can negatively impact your relationship with your tenant. Providing low quality repairs can have the same effect. To ensure you do your job properly as a… [Read More]
Any landlord who has performed the difficult search for the right tenant knows it’s more cost-effective to keep a tenant than to continually find new ones. Keeping a good tenant for a long time means less work, less stress, and reliable income. The goal of every landlord should be to attract and keep high quality… [Read More]
Investing in real estate is a wise decision. As a landlord, you stand to make a lot of profit on your property. However, when it comes to real estate, doing your due diligence is crucial, particularly when you’re investing in property for the purpose of leasing. A poor investment can be a killing blow to… [Read More]
The landlord-tenant relationship is a business relationship. One of the most important aspects of maintaining the health of this relationship is the lease. A vague or generic lease agreement is a sure ticket to legal trouble. Some new landlords make the mistake of downloading a lease from the internet. These leases are almost guaranteed to… [Read More]