Updated July 2020 Collecting late rent can be one of the most frustrating parts about being a landlord. After all, collecting money for the use of your rental property is the primary reason you got into real estate investing. When tenants force landlords to start the eviction process, it can seem as if getting any…Read More
Updated May 2020 It’s well known that every state has differences between their rules for both landlords and tenants, but keeping those rules straight can get confusing in no time. In fact, some states have rules so different than another that you might believe you’re misunderstanding them. The 3 day pay or quit California law…Read More
Technology improves every single day, and the ways that we are incorporating it into our lives can change the way we live, too. Businesses around the world are constantly adapting to those changes to make; is your business adapting as well? The rental business, in some ways, is still stuck in the past. While we…Read More
Whether it’s your first year as a landlord or you’re a seasoned professional, evictions are sometimes unavoidable. You can try to prevent them by completing a tenant screening before potential renters move in, but this might not always work. You can have the best tenants in the world, but they may experience hardship and not…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
When people talk about Texas, they often talk about the state’s unofficial motto: Go Big Or Go Home. Working as a landlord in the state will sometimes require you to use this mentality as well. Because without taking big actions, you could wind up taking on big losses! One case where go big or go…Read More
We know first-hand why so many landlords face fear and intimidation whenever they have to start the eviction process. Even when you aren’t making money on your properties because a tenant isn’t paying rent or they aren’t following the rules in your lease, eviction is often an unwanted solution because of the complicated rules. As…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
There are a lot of different situations that can strike fear in a landlord’s heart, but none hit quite as hard as having an unreliable tenant living in your property. Once you’ve signed a lease with a tenant, there isn’t much that you can legally do to end that lease early even if the tenant…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
