May 16, 2015 | News & Articles
You and your tenant signed a lease agreeing that you would provide a habitable dwelling and, in return, the tenant would pay the rent on time each month. Most renters are reliable about paying their rent as agreed, but sometimes that isn’t the case. There are tenants...
May 16, 2015 | News & Articles
Many new landlords don’t expect to have to interact very much with their tenants on a day-to-day basis. However, they are often surprised to learn how much daily stress is involved in managing a property. It’s not quite as simple as signing the papers and...
May 16, 2015 | News & Articles
You save up your pennies, buy a home, and live in it for a few years. After some time has gone by, you decide to purchase a bigger home. Rather than selling the home that you have been living in, you choose to rent it out to a tenant after you move into your new...
May 16, 2015 | News & Articles
As a landlord, it is essential that you run credit checks on applicants before you allow the applicant to sign a lease and move into your property. This person will be paying your income for the next year, so you need to know whether they have a trustworthy credit...
May 16, 2015 | News & Articles
Every landlord who rents out a property to a tenant should require every adult living in the rental property to be listed on the lease agreement. Each of the adults listed on the lease agreement should also sign that contract. This is a basic requirement of a lease,...
May 16, 2015 | News & Articles
As we discussed in the first two sections of this series on top landlord troubles, being a landlord is a great way to earn income while simultaneously building equity in real estate. Don’t go into a career as a landlord expecting nothing but piles of cash,...
