It’s widely agreed upon in the rental industry that the bottom line of your success often relies on your lease. Ensuring that this document is clear, thorough, and legal further ensures that you can profit while protecting your assets. For commercial landlords, an NNN, or triple net, lease is often considered the best-case scenario depending…Read More
Updated June 2022 During your time as a landlord, it is inevitable that you will eventually need to terminate a lease you hold with one of your tenants. Whether you plan to renovate the property, do not want to rent on a monthly basis any longer, or the tenant has violated the lease terms, you…Read More
Updated September 2021 When a lease ends, you have the right to decide whether or not you want to renew the lease with the tenant. Some states and cities may put restrictions on how you make this decision, but it is generally up to you to determine if renewing the lease, signing a new lease…Read More
Updated June 2022 Most people think of landlords and tenants living in separate spaces, but what about when you decide to rent out a room in your home? When you do this, you become a landlord just as surely as if you owned another building that you would be renting out completely. Still, the rules…Read More
Updated June 2022 At the start of 2020, new laws surrounding rent increases and rent control went into effect in California. While many of these rules were simply clarifications of things that were already in place, other rules completely changed the way that landlords must do business in California. In particular, with regard to the…Read More
Updated June 2022 There are many reasons for landlords to get into the real estate investment business, and there are just as many reasons for them to exit it. In other words, there may come a time where a property owner decides to put a rental home on the market and look for a buyer….Read More
Landlords who manage rental units that don’t have central AC will need to consider if they will provide or permit apartment air conditioners. The best air conditioner for a rental property will attract tenants who want a cool, comfortable home year round, but how do you ensure you can provide that? Learning about the air…Read More
Collecting rent is central to your business and success as a landlord. What if you could be doing this with more efficiency and effectiveness? Rent collection doesn’t have to be a tedious task, and tracking the payments collected doesn’t need to take up much time. Instead, you could be saving time, money, and your sanity…Read More
New landlords are often overwhelmed with information. There’s a massive world of property management, and determining exactly what is relevant to you as you start your journey into this can be challenging. What information matters most to beginner landlords, and how can you access it? Today, we’ve gathered a list of the top blogs for…Read More
When renting out a property, the tenant gains the right to use the property as their own. In doing so, they take on specific responsibilities. Is the tenant responsible for lawn maintenance as one of those responsibilities, or does that job still fall to the landlord? This question is confusing for many landlords, particularly when…Read More
