Aside from keeping your property occupied, property maintenance is the major issue you will face as a landlord. You can…
How to Successfully Refine Your Rent Collection Process
Collecting rent is not always as simple as it should be. There can be late, delinquent and missed payments. You…
The Best Free Property Management Software for Small Landlords
Update: This post has been updated with new pricing and winners based on changes or upgrades to some of the products…
Questions You Need to Ask During Tenant Screening
When you first decide to rent one of your properties, the first thing you will need to do is set-up…
How to Create Successful Advertising to Attract Tenants
A rental vacancy is one of a landlord’s worst nightmares. Having your property vacant means no cash inflow while you…
Tips to Take the Guesswork Out of Tenant Screening for Independent Landlords
As an independent landlord, it is likely you feel that you do not have the time or resources to conduct…
Developing A Maintenance Checklist For Rental Property: Electrical, Fire Safety, & HVAC
This is the third in our three part series where we talk about developing a maintenance checklist for rental property.…
Routine Rental Maintenance: Security, Pest Control, & Exterior
We started our series on routine rental maintenance by discussing common plumbing problems in rental properties, and in particular how…
Apps to Pay Rent: Should Landlords Use PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle?
As more and more financial transactions are performed virtually, landlords are moving away from paper checks and towards collecting rent…
Do Landlords Have to Change Locks Between Tenants? Should They?
As landlords, we try to manage our expenses as much as we can to best run our businesses. However, it’s…