Whether you’re looking to purchase your first rental property or hoping to add to your investment portfolio, choosing the best property in the right location is crucial to your success. Let’s take a look at the top five tips for choosing the right neighborhood for your rental property. Find out About Nearby Schools The neighborhood you choose can have a… Read more →

  Seasonal changes can cause home temperatures to dramatically increase or decrease without proper insulation or weatherization. While the amount of energy to ventilate, heat or cool dwellings throughout America consumes 13% of the Nation’s use yearly use. Poor insulation in attics and rooms, and even basements and garages can lead to higher heating and air conditioning expenses you can avoid by better safeguarding… Read more →

Properly insulating property can help you save money on both heating and cooling the property. Insulation allows the home to maintain a more steady temperature, which means that less energy will be required to heat the home in the winter or cool it in the summer. The money saved on energy bills makes proper insulation a worthwhile investment that will eventually… Read more →

An unfortunate part of being a landlord is the fact that sometimes tenants don’t turn out as you hoped that they would. In some cases where you just can’t work things out, this may mean that as a landlord, you need to evict tenants from a property. However, this is not something that it is recommended that you do yourself. Hiring a… Read more →

  Looking to buy a new rental property? If so, then you may have seen some listings for duplexes and wondered if this could be a smart investment for you. Specifically, a duplex refers to a rental property where a house or building has two units–either side by side or one floor on top of the other. By understanding the… Read more →

  Looking for new tenants at your residential rental property? If so, then of course you want to find tenants who are reliable and responsible. As you screen your applicants, there are a few key “rules” worth following to ensure you end up with the right tenants for your rental. 1. Follow Fair Housing Laws Above all else, be aware… Read more →

When you are investing in residential properties, it’s key to look for clues that ensure that your investment will be lucrative one in which you are only able to recoup your money but are also able to make a profit. While it can be hard to just walk into a residential property and determine if a deal is a “good deal”… Read more →

Deciding whether to flip or rent out your latest home purchases can be a challenge, even for the most seasoned and experienced real estate experts, Successful flips can often mean heftier sums of money in your pocket ($10,000s+ or more) while rentals mean a steadier, long-term stream of income. Both options are viable options at different times and for different… Read more →

Inevitably emergencies happen and it’s simply part of and parcel of doing the job. Some emergencies might not be too terribly expensive while others will hit your pocketbook hard. Therefore, it poses an issue to every landlord when they want to figure out how much money to put away for each rental property that they own. Many landlords are confused… Read more →

It’s undoubted that the landscaping that is done to a property and the property’s curb appeal will play a significant role in the amount of money that a landlord get from a tenant in terms of what they are willing to pay for rent. Curb appeal means a lot and the cliche “first impressions are everything” couldn’t ring truer. The… Read more →