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Being a landlord or property manager means that you have to wear many hats and take care of many different responsibilities. If you have...


How to Find a Good Contractor for Your Rental
When you own a house or rental it is not a question of if going to need a contractor or it is a question of when you will need one....


Rental Demand for Americans 55 older May Explode by 2020
According to Freddie Mac’s recent consumer research report, rental demand from Baby Boomers may put a lot of pressure on the rental...


Advantages of Low Income Rental Properties
All around the country, the focus of most developers over the last decade has been in creating luxury residential units that can fetch...


Difficulties in Managing Multiple Properties
Despite what your tenants may think, being a landlord is not all about sitting back and collecting rent checks every month. Managing...


Establishing Subletting Rules
If you are a landlord or property management with several rental properties at some point, a tenant may ask you if they can sublet their...


How Rental Price is Impacted by the Number of Bedrooms
One of the most important parts of being a successful landlord is the ability to price a rental unit correctly. Pricing a rental too high...


Renting at a 50-year High
There have been many predictions over the past few years about where the rental market was headed. After the 2006 recession home buying...


Dealing with Angry Tenants
Landlords are business owners, and as business owners, they will have to deal with many issues that arise including dealing with angry...


Topics in Property Management Systems: Tenant Associations
A tenant association is made up of tenants who live in a building or development, or it can be larger and include tenants in a city or...


Managing Your Online Reputation as a Landlord
When looking for a restaurant to eat at, an employee to hire, and business to invest in one of the first things someone is to use a...


New York City to Review Landlords Compliance with the 421-Program
The 421-a tax program was established in 1971 to boost construction in the city. According to the law, new construction of multiple units...


When Can a Tenant Sue?
As a landlord or property manager, most issues related to your tenants should be easily solved without incident. However, there may be...


Should You Rent to College Students?
Renting to college students is a potentially lucrative market especially if your rental property is located in a college town or near a...


Shelter in Place Rules
As a landlord or property manager, you have an often little-known responsibility to allow people to take refuge in your property if...


When Can Tenant Use Repair and Deduct Rules?
In several states, tenants may be allowed to deduct money from rent to pressure landlords and property managers to make repairs. As a...


Rules Regarding Prospective Tenants Who May Not Be in the US Legally
One of the most controversial aspects of this election year has to do with individuals who are not living in the United States legally. ...


Who Should Pay the Water Bill?
Tenants around the country may be surprised when they move into a new rental and find out that they have to pay the monthly water bill....


Protect Your Rentals against Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are small brownish insects that feed on the blood of animals or humans. Their flat bodies are the size of an apple seed and they...


Who is considered a Landlord
A landlord is someone that owns property that they lease or rent for a fee to another person, generally known as a tenant. A landlord can...
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