Legal Q & A – by Richard Beckman
Question 1: Are there any new laws for 2017 we should know about?
MrLandlord.com Tips on Management (Shared by Landlords Nationwide) – by Jeff Taylor, Mr. Landlord
Target Markets One landlord on our Q&A Forum, known as NE (PA), was getting extremely frustrated with trying to increase the rent prices with his properties. His concern was that all renters were interested in was the price, price, price. My Response: I would dare say that you are focusing on the wrong thing. Your focus…
28 New Year’s Resolutions and New Laws for Landlords – by Patricia A. Harris
AOA Consultants get calls daily from our members with a variety of problems; some unfortunately after our owners are already in trouble. Please use the below as a guide to easier management, money-saving ideas and to avoid potential legal problems in the New Year. Our goal is your continued success!
Legal Q & A – by Dennis Block
Question One: Am I obligated to give a receipt to my tenant, when the rental payment is made by a personal check? I never receive a receipt when I pay my property taxes or if I make a mortgage payment.
Leadership in the New Year: 10 Lessons from the Best – by Terry Moore, CCIM
The 19-year-old, second lieutenant arrived in the trenches inhabited by battle hardened veterans. He didn’t know squat. They all understood that. Yet, in spite of his inexperience, he found ways to lead and saved them all from the single, biggest cause of being removed from the front. It wasn’t the enemy army that took the…
13 Tips on How to Become Rich Fast – by Steve Wanije
Here are 13 tips on how to become rich fast through wealth accumulation like crazy. How to become rich fast can be explained in two sentences: Your expenditure must be less than your income Invest the balance wisely and you become rich sooner The three golden rules of becoming rich the hard but proven way:
2017 Renters Survey: Understanding Where, How and Why Tenants Choose to Rent – by Buildium / buildium.com
The 2017 American Renters Survey was conducted by Buildium from April 18 – 29, 2017 and had 1166 respondents. The survey responses were a random sample commissioned from Market Tools. The survey had an incidence rate of 94% with a 95% level of confidence and a margin of error of +/- 3%. The respondents were…
Mold – Fact v. Fiction – by Alexis Vilaboy
When you think of mold, do you imagine a relentless, living growth set on taking over multiple apartment units and draining your community’s finances? Search the internet for answers to what exactly mold is, how it affects one’s health and budget and what it takes to get rid of the dreaded nuisance and it is…
Are You a Successful Landlord? Helpful New Year’s Resolutions – by Robert Cain
How will you know when you are successful? If you believe you are successful now, how do you know? Most people, landlords included, cannot simply point to a goal and state definitively that they have accomplished it. Every landlord had the plan to be successful when he or she bought their first rental property.
California Taxpayers Aren’t Thankful For Much, But There is Hope in Republican Tax Reform – by Jon Coupal, President of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
In this season of [giving thanks], please don’t blame battered taxpayers if they pause when asked for what are they grateful. Considering the punishment being dished out to working Californians and the middle class by the Legislature and the governor, it may take them a moment to refocus on the good.