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When Should You Treat a Tenant Repair Request as an Emergency?

When Should You Treat a Tenant Repair Request as an Emergency?

January 17, 2023

Most landlords understand that they’re responsible for handling property repairs and maintenance. While the vast majority of requests your tenants make will be relatively easy and inexpensive to handle, some of them will be both expensive and urgent. These requests are considered to be an emergency, meaning you need to respond as quickly and efficiently… [Read More]

10 Home Insurance Tips to Help You Save Money With Greater Protection

10 Home Insurance Tips to Help You Save Money With Greater Protection

January 12, 2023

Whether you’re buying a home for your family for the first time or you’re adding a 10th property to your rental real estate portfolio, you’ll need to calculate all your expenses and potential income carefully to determine the upside of this financial move. Real estate is almost always a good investment, but you can make… [Read More]

Why Is Documentation So Important in Property Management?

Why Is Documentation So Important in Property Management?

January 3, 2023

There are many important ingredients for success in a rental property management strategy. You’ll need to find the right neighborhoods, purchase the right properties, find the right tenants, and keep a tight leash on your expenses if you want to make a consistent profit. In addition to all that, you’ll need to turn yourself into… [Read More]

Owning Multiple Properties in One Neighborhood: A Guide to Increasing Profits

Owning Multiple Properties in One Neighborhood: A Guide to Increasing Profits

December 27, 2022

If you own a rental property and you manage it successfully, you might make an easy profit of a few thousand dollars every year. It makes sense that you would want to buy an additional property so you can multiply your earnings even further. One increasingly appealing strategy for real estate investors interested in scaling… [Read More]

Charging Below-Market Rent? Here’s What You Can Do

Charging Below-Market Rent? Here’s What You Can Do

December 15, 2022

Just like numerous other economic factors, rental rates fluctuate over time. Theoretically, they can go up and down. Practically, they only go up over time. That means if you don’t ever change your property’s rent rate, you’re eventually going to be undercutting yourself and charging a number that’s well below the going market rate. If… [Read More]

When Should You Sell Your Houston Rental Property?

When Should You Sell Your Houston Rental Property?

December 8, 2022

At Green Residential, we’re all for owning as many rental properties as you possibly can. It’s one of the fastest and most predictable ways to build wealth over the long run. However, not every rental property is a “buy and hold forever” kind of rental. There comes a time when you may need to sell… [Read More]

5 Ways a Property Manager Can Help You Find Quality Tenants

5 Ways a Property Manager Can Help You Find Quality Tenants

December 1, 2022

One of the biggest headaches rental property owners face is tenant drama. Of course, many tenants take care of their units, respect the rights of other tenants, pay rent on time, and cause minimal issues. But some tenants are less than amicable and can raise the blood pressure of investment property owners – and that’s no… [Read More]

How Can You Sell a Property Occupied by a Tenant?

How Can You Sell a Property Occupied by a Tenant?

November 29, 2022

Some people plan to hold their investment properties ostensibly forever. They want to continue earning passive income for the rest of their lives, then pass those investment properties to their children. But for everyone else, there will come a time when you eventually sell your rental property. At the end of a lease, when a… [Read More]

What Are the Best Ways to Contact a Tenant?

What Are the Best Ways to Contact a Tenant?

November 22, 2022

At various points in time when managing a rental property, you’ll need to get in contact with your tenant. It could be to provide them with formal notice that you need access to the property, remind them that their rent is due, or simply ask them if one of your recent repairs is still working… [Read More]

10 Important Things to Keep in Mind When Landscaping a Rental Property

10 Important Things to Keep in Mind When Landscaping a Rental Property

November 17, 2022

Landscaping can be a great way to make your property instantly more attractive, both for its place in the neighborhood and for future tenants. With a beautiful lawn of grass, colorful flower beds, and some trees to provide shade and privacy, more people are going to be interested in your property and you could possibly… [Read More]