This year while at a conference, I had dinner with a friend who used to own a property management company. He now owns a bigger property management company inLas Vegas. While we were talking, he reminded me of a phrase he learned10 years at a training and told me how following that advice has helped…
The amount of total rental households in theUSis expected to reach 46.8 million by 2015. With crippling student loan debt affecting young people’s ability to buy a home, it’s been predicted that a large portion of these renters will be
Assembly Bill 8 was signed by Governor Brown and became law. This is horrible news for taxpayers because California motorists will now be paying $2.3 billion in additional taxes and charges. Adding insult to injury, taxpayers will find their hard earned dollars being used to subsidize programs such as
Are you maximizing your tax savings in your real estate investing business? Now is a great time for you to make sure you have structured your investing operation properly so you take full advantage of the
Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very early in life and never stopped.
Most rental owners are on a tight budget, especially when it comes to marketing. Times are hard and many landlords feel like they don’t have a lot of money to invest on advertising and marketing. The irony is, not marketing your business will have
Fred and Joe want to share an apartment. They fill out a rental application. Everything seems all right, and you rent to them. Both of them sign the rental agreement. Two months later you get a check from Fred for half the rent, but nothing from Joe. Fred says Joe doesn’t have
When people find money, it is usually in small increments like a jar of change or that lost $20 in an old pair of jeans. Following below are ideas on finding $10,000 this year on your property. Some of these ideas can produce $10,000 by themselves. Some may
The number one source of resident/landlord disputes is the disposition of the resident’s security deposit. Many of these potential problems can be resolved with proper procedures even before the resident takes possession of the rental by using
Probably two of the most asked questions when returning security deposits is: “Can I charge my tenants for carpet cleaning and painting?” and “Must I pay interest on my security deposit?” This article will address
