29 | Landlord Reference Checks – A Key To Happy Landlording

From time to time tenants move. Some move once a year, some for a bigger or smaller apartment, some for a job change and some because they are trouble tenants and are forced to move due to an eviction or because they are skipping out on rent. As a landlord, it is important that you fully understand the reasons that a tenant is really looking at your apartment if you want a trouble free relationship.
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25 | Generations Apart:

There are over 84 million Gen Yers (or Millenials) in the population, according to 2000 Census Data. One quarter of the US population is part of this generation. This group is poised to make up the bulk of the overall US population within the next 20 years. This generation is a diverse group with 1 in 3 non-Caucasian and 1 in 4 from a single parent home.

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13 | The Real Estate Market Recovery

Don’t Miss This Boat, It Looks Like The Tide May Be Turning!

Yes, it may be too early to label this as the beginning of a market recovery, but it certainly is the beginning of some positive activity in the low end home sector. Just think about it. In sunbelt areas like Phoenix, Arizona, you can find a nice home in the $40,000-$60,000 price range. It is amazing to see houses that were $150,000-$240,000 just a few years ago going for 25-30% of the previous values, and that is not going to go unnoticed for long. more…

08 | Fixing Up Your Little Rental House

Should you just put lipstick on the pig?

As more investors dive into the “distressed” market of buying little houses, they are faced with the question of how much money to sink back into the property before renting it or re-marketing it. There are a number of schools of thought on this, but there are some basic tenets that you can apply to your decision process. more…