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Did you know that between 2000 and 2018, the average number of eviction cases filed by U.S. landlords was 3.6 million? That means 7% of all renting households faced eviction legal action, and eviction filings nationwide climbed 21.5% during the aforementioned time frame. What does that mean for you as a rental property owner? It

Are you a new rental property owner, or have you added to your portfolio of investment properties? One of the best decisions you can make is to hire a property manager to help you make the most of your investment. For a relatively small percentage of the monthly rental income, a property management firm can

A Homeowners Association (HOA) is a governing body that establishes restrictive covenants designed to maintain property value and keep a neighborhood attractive. It’s run by a board elected by members of the community and is supposed to serve those within the HOA. Anyone who owns a home controlled by an HOA must abide by a

Should you manage your own rental properties, or hand off the task to a property manager? This question is something many landlords ask themselves. On one hand, taking care of your own rental properties saves money, but it costs time, effort, and often results in stress. It’s a lot of work taking care of a

From the outside looking in, being a landlord is easy-breezy. You buy a property, find a tenant, charge a bunch of rent, use that money to pay your mortgage, and pocket the rest. Then do it over again…rinse and repeat in perpetuity. But as anyone on this side of the equation knows, it’s not that

It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that selling your house is as simple as putting a for-sale sign in the front yard, posting a listing online, and asking your agent to field offers. But even in a white-hot market like the one we’ve been in for a few years, there’s a whole