Renter Management, Property Management
What you need to know to better manage your tenants and your properties for maximum ROI
How do I improve my returns? With better renter management.
Managing renters is a lot harder than it looks.
That goes doubly for lower-end neighborhoods, too. Renters and landlords often clash, because renters want the most money invested in their property, and the lowest possible rent. Landlords, of course, want the opposite.
How can landlords raise the rent without losing tenants? What about property upgrades with the highest ROI? Are there cheap ways to boost property values and rents?
We’ve got you covered.
We know that property management is part art, part science, and part samurai skill set. Here are some articles to get you started, provide some tips and ideas, and generally make your life as a property manager easier.
“Required Reading” – Start Here First!
Tenants can be extremely difficult to manage. And properties? It often feels like something breaks every time someone sneezes. Learning how to manage renters and properties is a skill set in its own right, so we’ll help you get their faster. After all, better property management means better ROI!
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New Laws Criminalizing Landlords: Is Orange the New Landlord Uniform?
When did we as a society start criminalizing landlords? Like so many other creeping, insidious changes in our society, it didn’t happen overnight. An early example took place in Kentucky, when a 69-year-old landlord was charged criminally because he leased to illegal...
Anti-Landlord Laws: Worst Cities & States for Investors
The last time I had to evict a tenant in Baltimore, it took me 11 months to get him out. Over that time, he took advantage of Baltimore’s extremely tenant-friendly laws to keep prolonging the eviction. When I finally got him out nearly a year later, he punched holes...
Should Landlords Accept Rent by Credit Card?
There was a time when only established businesses could accept credit cards. Fortunately, those days are long gone. Today, even individual landlords can accept rent by credit card. (Hint hint: landlords can accept rent by credit card and eCheck/ACH payments for free...
What Is Prorated Rent? How to Calculate It & Prorated Rent Calculator
Lease agreements don’t always start on the first of the month. So how do landlords charge for partial months’ rent? Easy: by prorating the rent. Here’s how rent is prorated, and how to calculate prorated rent as a landlord. What Is Prorated Rent? To prorate...
What Happens If My Tenant Goes to Jail?
No landlord thinks their tenant will end up in prison. And yet. Rental properties come with plenty of upsides, like consistent passive income and investing in an asset that is likely to appreciate in value over time. But they come with their fair share of risks and...
Repairs vs. Capital Improvements to Rental Properties: What’s the Difference?
Every landlord must carry out regular maintenance and repairs to keep their rental properties habitable. Fixing a faulty faucet, AC unit repair, or painting the property are simply part of a landlord’s job description. In contrast, capital improvements boost the...
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