5 Cost Effective Ways to Upgrade Your Rental

When it comes to real estate investing, there are times when “active” management is unavoidable.  Sure, there are ways to automate many steps in the process, or even incorporate software solutions to aid in...
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How to Find a Good Tenant – 5 Tips to Increase Your Chances

How to find a good tenant when there are currently over 111M renters within the United States. The total % home ownership rate is at its lowest rate in over 20 years at 63.7%....
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Tax Time – A Few Tax Considerations for Landlords

The deadline for taxes is just a one week away and if you are new to managing rental properties, there are a few things to consider when filing this year. Please keep in mind, I...

When Searching for Rental Housing, What are Potential Residents Looking For?

rentbits surveyed over 1,000 renters and here are some of the findings they found when they asked what potential renters are looking for when searching for their ideal rental. As a landlord or Property Manager it...

Moving Long Distance? Here are 6 Helpful Tips

Moving has been identified as one of the things in life that can cause a great deal of stress, and anyone who has moved understands why.  While there are many things out there that...

The Marijuana Rental Laws in Colorado

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Colorado was one of the first states to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. (Although it is still a federal crime) In 2012 Coloradans voted for and passed Amendment 64,...

How to Rent out a House – 7 Tips to Getting Your House Rented

As the for sale market inevitably begins to slow, there may be more and more accidental landlords that choose to rent out their property rather than take a loss selling their home. Most of...

The Best Time to Post Your Rental Craigslist Postings

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Craigslist is a necessary part of your rental marketing strategy, even though the posting efficiency is sub par. Craigslist offers individuals and companies to posted in their many...

The Property “Owner” Rental Scam

Here is how the scam works. The scammer, usually from Nigeria, the UK or outside of the US, copies a residential rental ad from a rental site and reposts it to a free large classifieds...

The Rental Screening Process – From Acceptance to Rejection

Whether or not to accept or reject a prospective tenant is fairly straightforward, especially if your process provides you with the right data about the prospect to make a good decision that is aligned...