How to Verify That Property Repair Requests Are Legitimate Protecting your investments requires constant vigilance. When you own rental homes, that involves carefully screening tenants, monitoring expenses, and keeping tabs on your property management team. Reviewing repair requests and expenses is only natural. But how can you confirm that each repair request is legitimate, necessary, […]

How to Protect an Empty Rental Property in the Winter As a landlord, you can ideally maintain steady tenant occupations of each rental home. However, there is always the risk of vacancy for one reason or another. Major renovations or repairs, a lengthy tenant turnover process, and extreme weather can all play a role. The […]

How to Minimize the Risk of Late Rent Payments On-time rental payments are the hallmark of a healthy landlord-tenant relationship. When your tenant pays their rent on time, it is an indication that they are financially stable and respect the terms of their rental contract. In contrast, late rent payments can indicate a number of […]

  The 7 Biggest Rental Property Problems You’ll See in Heavy Winters When you own a rental property in a wintery climate, be prepared for winter maintenance calls. Tenants rely on the tenant-landlord partnership to help keep the property warm, safe, and in livable condition despite the winter’s best efforts. Heavy winters involve deep layers […]

Power Outage Guide: Keeping Your Tenants Safe in Winter     What to Do If Power Goes Out for Your Tenants in Winter As a landlord, you are responsible for the safety and wellbeing of your tenants inside their home. This includes power outage situations, especially in the middle of a Massachusetts winter where your […]

Managing a Leak in the Water Main of Your Rental Property     What To Do If You Have A Leaking Main Water Line Thousands of folks every year have to repair or replace a leaking main water line. There are many types of leak that can occur in old city plumbing. Leaky faucets may […]

How to Protect Yourself From a Fair Housing Violation Accusation As a landlord, choosing tenants carefully is an essential part of protecting your rental homes. You are looking for people who are stable, responsible, and ideally plan to stay for a few years. However, fair housing laws require that you determine these traits without asking […]

6 Bookkeeping “Hacks” for New Investment Property Owners Rental homes make great investment. Housing demand means there will always be local residents looking to rent and residential real estate tends to appreciate in value over time. However, its hardly passive income. Managing rental homes is a unique business model that you need to operate to […]

How to Finance Flip Renovations: Rental Equity and Beyond     How to Finance Flip Renovations with Your Rental House Equity Renovations are an inherent part of fix-and-flip real estate investing. The only question is: How will you secure the funds for your flip renovation? You can use savings or traditional loans, or you can […]

6 Flips Beginner Flippers Should Avoid Fix-and-Flip real estate investing is an interesting way to dip your toe into real estate investing. One property at a time, you can grow your profits and your home renovation skills whether your flips or build a portfolio of rentals Many people get into house flipping as a fun […]