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One of the concepts behind How I Met Your Mother (now in its final season) revolves around the characters having unique memories of the same event, with one recollection often being very different from

The United States is still – by a wide margin – the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world.  We have a great productive capacity than any other nation.  It’s probably larger than all of Europe combined. And despite what many people believe, I don’t think our country’s best days are behind us. That…

As anybody knows, keeping properties filled is the top priority of every rental property owner.  Without applicant traffic to fill vacancies you will fail, either from online or off-line prospects.  This article focuses on increasing ONLINE traffic to your website.  You could have the best looking rental website on the Internet, but absolutely no one…

Q: What factors can I legally consider when deciding whether or not to rent to someone? A:  As a landlord, there are certain factors that you are legally permitted to consider to accept or reject a potential tenant.  Permissible factors to use in deciding whether to

A landlord recently asked the following question on the LandlordingAdvice.com website: “Anybody else having trouble finding stuff to buy? I’m looking for multi-unit buildings in

There is an old saying when it comes to selling or renting real estate that the three most important factors are:  location, location, location.  Yet, what if you are working at an apartment community that does not have these three things going for it?  Maybe your community is “off the beaten path” and no one…

Question 1: In my rental lease addendum, I ask for house inspections of the premise to be up to four times a year. One applicant told me that was illegal, and that only one inspection per year is permitted by law. I know some property managers ask for semi-annual inspection in their leases. What is…

Question One: We recently had a city inspection at one of my rent controlled buildings. We attempted to gain entrance to one of the units, but the lock had been changed by

Part of being a successful landlord is learning to treat owning a rental property as a business. If you want to turn your rental property into a successful business, you need to separate yourself from

Hello everybody. It is time once again for my annual January update on the wage, hour and rent laws that apply to resident managers. In case you have not heard, effective