Service people do a great deal for the country. Ultimately, their families are just like other families that work jobs, eat dinner, go to school, and sometimes, rent houses. The big difference when it comes to renting to military tenants that landlords need to be aware of lies in the special protection laws that can…Read More
Being a landlord is being in a career that everybody has an opinion about. Whether or not they have any experience actually renting out their properties, nearly everyone has an idea of what it means to be a landlord and how to do the job properly. When thinking about how to manage property remotely in…Read More
Working as a landlord is a simultaneously rewarding and demanding career. It’s great when you have tenants who are kind and pay rent in a timely manner; it’s less wonderful whenever you are fighting day-in and day-out for the rent that you are owed. Unfortunately, dealing with situations like nonpayment of rent and lease breakers…Read More
As landlords, we sometimes want to show our tenants a little bit of leniency. Whether that means we give them a super long grace period to pay their rent or we simply don’t do take any action when they aren’t paying, it is natural for us to want to show some compassion for our tenants….Read More
Updated June 2022 Though the HUD program and “Section 8 Housing” has been around since the 1970s, there are many landlords out there who have never been involved with any type of HUD housing. In fact, you might be able to ask a few of your landlord friends how to get approved as a HUD…Read More
Every step of the property management process is important, right? While we would never disagree with that statement, we do feel that it’s especially important for landlords to understand the eviction process for their state just as well as, if not better, than they know everything else. In Virginia, landlords need to know the special…Read More
While every landlord knows that collecting a security deposit is an essential part of protecting their investment when renting properties out, not every landlord knows how to handle withholding some of that money for repairs when a tenant is moving out. Sure, it’s your right as a landlord to keep some of that money for…Read More
Working as a landlord often means a lot of document management. From rental agreements to pet addendums, there are many different forms that you need to be sure are filled out accurately and completely to protect you and your property from the basic risks of property management work. One form that a lot of landlords…Read More
Screening tenants is one of the most important parts of what you do as a landlord. The process can often seem as daunting as applying for your first job or choosing which stock to invest your money into. And for good reason. Having the right tenants in your properties is an essential part of running…Read More
When you own a rental property, there are certain things that you have to do to protect your property. Sure, a lot of your responsibilities as a landlord are to keep the property in good and habitable condition for your tenant; however, those are not your only responsibilities. In addition to keeping things in good…Read More
