Caller: The one bedroom, one bath was on the third floor? Housing Provider: Yes. Caller: Okay. And what is the deposit? Housing Provider: It’s a $250 deposit, plus there’s a $100 non-refundable administration fee and the application fee is $45. Caller: Okay. Now, I do have a service animal. Housing Provider: You do have a…
Joyce was the on-site manager at the Green Pineapple Apartments inOregon City,Oregon. Her mission was to turn the units from move-out to new move- in, in less than seven days. To manage that quick turn, she had to
COLLECTING ON BAD CHECKS A resident of a landlord moved out during the middle of the lease and put a stop payment on his last rental check. When the landlord asked him to make good on the check, he refused, so the landlord
An organized landlord is a more profitable landlord. I have reviewed many thousands of tenant debtor files and one thing is certain – by looking at a tenant file after the tenant moves out, I can usually tell you fairly accurately how the property is being managed. A well-organized landlord who documents everything has
One of the keys to profitable real estate ownership is your front line management. A good manager often increases both the cash flow and the value of a property, while a bad one can turn a top property into a fixer. There’s both an art and a science to hiring and keeping a good manager.…
There are thousands of security deposit disputes each year. In many of these cases, the dispute comes down to a disagreement between the landlord and tenant over
There’s only one reason why the housing crash wasn’t any worse than it was on the nation’s homeowners, mortgage lenders and local communities – and it wasn’t the federal government. Private investors have
[Editor’s Note: As reported on April 18, 2013, two landlords were fined an EPA penalty of $13,900 for violations of federal
While the stock markets continue to rally, [also, the real estate market], due in large part to the Fed’s continued QE bond and mortgage buying, there are some troubling signs in the economic data. If we drill down a little deeper, we find
Every once in a while it’s appropriate to devote a column to young people trying to get started. An adult grandchild reading this might be willing to engage in a conversation that needs to be started.