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As a landlord, it would be nice to have tenants who always pay on time, take care of your property, and provide ample notice before moving out. However, the reality is often very different. Even if you have taken care to choose tenants you think are reliable and professional, things can go wrong. It’s common
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
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
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
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
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