What Young People Look For In Rentals

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If your property is located in an area that’s popular with younger renters, you’ve probably wondered if it’s a market you should tap into. College towns and cities are two areas full of younger rental markets, and if you’re interested in making your property appealing to them, there are several things you should know about… Read more »

What to Do if Your Tenant is a Hoarder

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Landlords always hope they end up with the very best candidates from the tenant pool, but even with screening you can occasionally end up with a less-than-perfect tenant. There are many tenants who can cause issues on your property, but hoarders present a specific challenge. Though they’ve been sensationalized on network reality shows, cases of… Read more »

Tips for Landlords: Streamlining the Application Process

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When you work as a landlord, you learn very quickly that a large part of your life will be dedicated to reading applications for potential tenants. Whether you’re renting out a single home or numerous apartments, you’re almost guaranteed to have more applications than open properties. If you’re not careful, the work can easily become… Read more »

Making the Landlord Life Easier

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As a landlord, you have dozens of different things to keep track of. Your to-do list is probably a mile long for every property you own. There’s paperwork to fill out and file, finances to balance, maintenance to do, and tenants to find. Without help, it becomes very overwhelming very quickly. That’s why it’s important… Read more »

Selecting the Right Tenant Screening Service

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Seasoned landlords and property managers know that choosing the right tenant screening service can take a ton of worry and guesswork out of renting their property out to new tenants. Doing proper background, credit, and eviction history checks can be time consuming and complicated, so many property owners choose a simpler version that only pulls… Read more »

Getting a Second Look for Tenant Screening

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There are so many reasons why it’s a good idea for landlords to do tenant screening — checking prior rental history, criminal background checks, eviction history, and more. It all helps to paint a picture of the sort of renter you’re allowing into your property, and will guide you in making better and more lucrative decisions…. Read more »

Renting to Section 8 Tenants

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Depending on your location, you may be considering renting your unit to Section 8 tenants. In some areas, you may be required to consider them. Either way, there are some important things to be aware of when accepting and reviewing Section 8 applications. First of all: what does Section 8 mean? The Section 8 Housing… Read more »

Tenant Screening for College Students

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It’s that time of year again — graduation is upon us, and college students are packing up and finding off campus housing for the summer months. Some may even choose to stay off campus through the next school year. If you have units to rent in a college-accessible area, you’d be remiss not to consider… Read more »

5 Top Tools for Landlords

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Being a landlord comes with many challenges. Organization is a major one, along with finding qualified tenants and collecting rent. There are many ways to complete these tasks, but taking advantage of online software and tools can simplify your life a great deal. Many new landlords don’t realize the immensity of their task and have… Read more »