It’s not unusual for states to pass laws that are unique to them. This is especially true when it comes to landlord and tenant laws. Sometimes, state laws for landlords seem to create more problems than they solve. Other laws are not nearly as efficient or effective as they should be. When asked to share…Read More
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5759849/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/576742/custom-color/#87A93A” height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] You’ve evicted a tenant and they’ve skipped town and you don’t know where to find them. Steve White and Jeff will be discussing all about how to find your tenant that has left without a trace. One resource mentioned in the podcast is to…Read More
In the age of electronic financial transactions and digital deposits, many landlords wonder about whether or not they are required to provide a security deposit receipt. Like most issues that have to do with rental properties, the answer is that it depends on several factors. Landlords should always have written records of transactions, but that…Read More
This is a timely but unfortunate topic to discuss as hurricanes have ripped through Texas and Florida.
In this rebroadcast of episode 59 Steve and Jeff will discuss what landlords should be thinking about in these dire situations….Read More
I was on a landlord thread recently where a property manager explained how he ended up with his former tenant’s ashes. His story was the reason we decided to rebroadcast episode 11 of our podcast on abandoned property. Listen to Cory’s unique story and then Steve & Jeff’s take on abandoned property….Read More
Emotional Support Animals are all the rage these days for landlord or perhaps we should say that they enrage landlords. It’s a tough subject and we’ve found a great ally to help push back on bogus ESA claims. Jaime Michelle Cain is an attorney with the Boylan Code Law Firm and she specializes in Landlord-Tenant…Read More
Landlords know that when renting their property, they should run a tenant background check on qualified applicants. Sometimes, applicants want to include a cosigner or someone who is responsible for the rent if the tenant fails to pay. You might be wondering how to handle a co-applicant for apartments? Do you screen them the same way?…Read More
Stephanie DeLeo is an active landlord in our Facebook group and she asked plenty of great questions. We reached out to her and asked if she would be willing to talk about her journey of being a landlord. In this episode she gives a great perspective on some of the things that can trip up…Read More
Landlords need to decide about occupancy limits for apartments before they start to advertise for a vacancy. That’s because they will get a number of applicants with families or groups of different sizes. They need to know occupancy limits so they ensure the property is the right fit for the right applicants. Why Are Occupancy…Read More
Bill Manassero of Old Dawg’s REI podcast is our guest this week. He shares with us his experience of picking up real estate later in life and everything he’s learned from jumping into the deep end of real estate investing. Listen in as he talks about managing rentals from afar and all he’s learned in…Read More
