Hiring Contractors on Craigslist
Kevin recently posted an interesting article about How to Find Good Contractors. I have to agree with him; networking with other landlords is the best way to find good contractors. Sometimes, these...
View ArticleEvery Landlord’s Nightmare!
The following story describes every landlord’s nightmare. You have to read it to believe it. Smarter Landlords screen their tenants and verify everything they say. Save yourself the time,...
View ArticleGrowing the Positive Cashflow Money Tree
Positive cashflow is the key to becoming a successful, smarter landlord. Without positive cashflow, your time as a landlord is limited. Smarter landlords are always looking for ways to grow the...
View ArticleGetting Over the Fear
It’s Halloween, a time for all things that instill fear and scare us. The thought of real estate investing for some causes fear. They are fearful that they will loose a lot of money. They fear that...
View ArticleTop 10 Rental Lease Agreement Provisions
The lease is perhaps the most important landlording document. It is the legal document granting possession of a property from you, the landlord, to a tenant for a specified price and a specified...
View ArticleThey Can’t See Your Vision
Recently, Jenna wrote a post describing her experiences showing an apartment and getting it in rent ready condition. She mentioned that she was showing the property before she was finished with all of...
View ArticleDon’t Forget the Oops!
Rehabbing properties and understanding what a rehab takes is a key part of almost any real estate investment strategy. Distressed properties that need a lot of rehab are often where deals can be...
View ArticleAre You Prepared?
So I am sitting here in Memphis the evening before a major ice storm is expected to hit. We have been through one of these before, back in 94 an ice storm wrecked havoc in the city, shattering limbs,...
View ArticleOnline Rental Payment – A Must Have Tool
I have a question for you. What is the one thing we landlords want? I’ll give you a hint. It usually comes on or about the first of the month. Yep, you guessed it, the rent. We want to collect the...
View ArticleThe Best Gifts a Tenant Can Give
When you read the title to this post, I bet you thought I was going to say “the rent.” But “the rent” is not a gift. Rent is simply a contractual obligation. Rent is paid in return for a place to...
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