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Many people think that being a landlord is easy and assume the responsibilities can be handled by anyone. But experienced property managers recognize that there’s a lot more to being a good landlord than meets the eye, and tenants have very specific ideas of how their landlords should act. Typical landlords tend to fall into
It’s the holiday season, which means visitors from all over will be looking for vacation rentals as they visit family members or go on vacations. Maybe you already have a vacation rental, or maybe you want to turn your home into one while you travel this holiday season. Either way, there are a few things
In a perfect world, the landlord would provide a much-needed service, and the tenant would accept it gratefully, paying the rent on time and respecting the property. However, that’s not always the case, and the best landlords will know how to recognize bad tenants when they come. This is why having a tenant screening process
Losing money on a real estate investment isn’t fun. It especially isn’t fun when you put a lot of sweat equity into completely gutting and renovating a property in order to flip and sell. As an investor, you need to understand that there’s more to successful flipping than finding the property and performing the necessary
Purchasing appliances and keeping them in good condition is part of a landlord’s job, but it’s a more difficult task than it sounds. Unfortunately, even high quality appliances don’t last forever, and minor repairs don’t always do the trick. Knowing which appliances to purchase and getting them for the best price is of the utmost
As a landlord, whether or not you allow pets in your rental property is entirely up to you. However, when it comes to tenants with emotional disabilities, it’s important to know how to respond to a tenant request for an emotional support animal. Emotional support animals are different from service animals, because they can be