Guest article by Alex Tkachenko from RentBerry. When should you collect a holding deposit, as a landlord? And what laws govern them? Deposits, of both the security and holding variety, are regulated by state landlord-tenant laws in the US. Which doesn't mean...
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9 Ways to Cover the Health Insurance Gap in Early Retirement
One of the greatest challenges for people looking to retire early is health insurance coverage. It’s the fly in the ointment when pursuing financial independence and retiring early (FIRE). Health insurance has become so expensive in the US that Americans worry they...
Rising Interest Rates and Real Estate: What’s Going to Happen?
Introduction to US interest rates: The US economy has entered a stage of quantitative tightening. This is characterized by a consistent increase in interest rates. According to the CME Group FedWatch Tool, the current interest rate is 200 – 225 basis points, and it is...
Elite Landlords & Managers: 7 Key Property Management Skills
Think you’ve got what it takes to be an elite landlord?There’s more to landlording than advertising for tenants and collecting rent. But for those who are willing to roll up their sleeves, owning and managing rental properties can be extremely profitable.In fact, the...
What to Expect to Pay for Today’s Investment Property Mortgage Rates
Captain Obvious here: a investment properties are supposed to make you money. Whether you renovate and flip the property or buy it to rent and hold onto it long-term, as a real estate investor you quickly find that financing investment properties is not the same as...
Financing Rental Property Renovations for the Highest ROI
What Rental Property Updates Have the Highest ROI? Whether you’re dipping into your savings or taking out an rental property loan, putting money into fixing up your home can increase its value and your return – if done correctly. Before starting a renovation project,...
7 Ways to Perk Up Your Airbnb Business & Drive More Bookings
So you've set up an Airbnb account and hitched yourself to the Airbnb craze. And why not? It's a smart way to profit off a room you don't use on a regular basis, or to earn more on a rental unit. But as the popularity of Airbnb continues to grow, you need to grow...
8 Lease Contract “Hacks” To Protect Landlords’ Rental Properties & Profits
Want a profitable rental property, as a landlord? You can (and should) take all the standard steps to protect your investment from bad tenants. After collecting rental application forms, you run tenant screening reports, check the tenant's previous rental records,...
The Shrinking Generational Gap & Shifting Renter Demographics
People often look to the millennial generation for an idea of where markets will trend. And with good reason — this is the largest generation since the baby boomers, and is expected to overtake the number of baby boomers in 2019 when trends hit...
4 Preventative Maintenance Jobs to Save Landlords Thousands
Not everyone is a born handyman (or woman!), and it’s often easier to hire a professional contractor for preventative maintenance and repairs. And hey, at least you can sleep at night without fear of causing even more damage than if we’d called somebody who knew what...