Permanent LED Lights vs. LED Bulbs | Leaf Management LED lights can last an extremely long time. Consider your many small appliances with integral LED lights that have been glowing softly for years. Many integral LED lights have lasted longer than a decade without a flicker. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are tiny and versatile, able to […]

Growing Your Rental Home Business Using Equity Reinvestment Once you start building your rental home business, the potential for growth is self-generating. Over time, each property builds equity which you can re-invest in both property improvements and down payments on new homes to add to your portfolio. Equity is a powerful asset in any real […]

Should You Include Smart Home Devices in Your Rental? When preparing a property as a rental home, naturally you want to create an appealing and upgraded space. You might repaint the walls, replace old flooring, and of course, replace the old locks. You might caulk the windows and add new weather stripping. You might even […]

DIY-Friendly Kitchen Repairs to Quickly Spruce Up Your Flip     Flipping a home to sell or rent is often about taking a shabby-looking house and sprucing up. A house with “good bones” still has a sound structure. It may have good insulation, well-built cabinetry, and a welcoming floorplan but the surfaces have become shabby […]

What to Do With One-Car Garages in a Two-Car Garage World?     Everything about it is perfect, or so you thought. You find an older home that has an attractive price tag and a delightful charm to it. The only problem? It only has a one-car garage, and you know that most of your […]

What to Do If Rental Rates Are Staying Flat?: A Guide for Staying Solvent     The bill for your property insurance hits your mailbox and you let out a sigh of frustration. Your premium has increased again, and yet, you aren’t able to raise the rent on your rental properties to cover this added […]

Should You Have Security Systems on Your Rental Properties? | Pros and Cons     Should You Have Security Systems on Your Rental Properties? | Pros and Cons Home security systems seem like a universally good idea. They provide added protection and lower insurance rates. But the issue becomes more complex when you’re talking about […]

Can a House Have “Too Much Equity” to Be a Rental? One of the advantages of a rental house is that it builds its own equity. Rental payments cover mortgage payments and you gain equity over time. However, when it comes to market conditions, sometimes the most profitable choice is not to continue renting a […]

6 “Desirable” Features That Are Liabilities in Rentals You want your rental home to be profitable. One of the best ways to charge a little extra rent is to have luxury features that renters love. While it’s easy to find lists of desirable features, what the trend lists don’t tell you is the risks that […]

4 Unique Risks of Pier and Beam Flips—And How to Handle Them Pier and beam homes are set on foundations of piers – concrete or wood posts set deep into the ground – and beams which support the house set on top of the piers. This type of foundation is excellent for regions with shifting […]