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How much should Texas landlords save for major rental property repairs? Learn two reserve-budgeting methods, how property condition and insurance deductibles affect your target, and how to keep repair savings on track.

When you ask someone what “home” means, you’ll get a dozen different answers—but rarely will you hear anyone say, “just four walls and a roof.” The spaces we live in, whether we own them or not, shape much of our daily life and sense of safety. In a bustling and ever-evolving city like Houston, where

When a tenant moves out, you hope they leave the property in good condition. But what happens when they don’t? If you walk into a rental property and find it full of abandoned furniture, trash, and random junk, it can be extremely frustrating.  Not only does it mean a lot of work on your part,

Investing is all about risk and upside. We all know this, yet are often quick to forget about the risk side of things. We get so caught up in the “shiny” upside that we fail to lend as much credence to the possibility of things going sideways as we should.  But if you want to

As a landlord and rental property investor, turnover is just part of the process. It’s not something you want to deal with, but it is inevitable. And while you’d prefer to have a good tenant stick around for a long time, how you handle the preparation for your new tenant will have an impact on

Rehabbing a rental property – whether it’s one you’ve owned for years or one you’re about to purchase – can be a great way to improve the property, increase rent, and improve the long-term value. However, the process can be long and frustrating if you don’t have a plan for finding the right contractors and managing