Eliminate Plumbing Bills Forever
I hate working under a sink. The older I get the less willing I am to deal with plumbing. But I also hate having to pay a plumber… It’s time to rethink this. Rethinking Old Assumptions If you think of … Continued
Why Being a Landlord Sucks and What to Do About It
Being a landlord sucks. Shortly after I started, in 1996, I found this to be true. Now, I’ve gone to the Mr. Landlord training… I know how to operate efficiently… that’s really not the issue. Here’s the problem with being … Continued
Want Financial Freedom Faster? Focus on Net Rental Income
This may be so obvious that you’re missing it. We real estate investors talk a lot about buying more properties. But we fail to talk about optimizing what we already have. That’s possibly because the topic isn’t exciting. But I’d … Continued
The TV that Saves You Money
Don’t you love it when you can buy something that saves money? Like a TV that allows you to cut your cable bill? Here’s how you can do it. Something snapped when I got a $200 cable bill I grew up … Continued
Create Rental Listing Titles that Get Clicked and Fill Vacancies
I was getting snarky… Snickering at rental owners who clearly weren’t reading the listings that they were posting. Many are still posting online “for rent” ads as if they are writing for newspaper print. Remember newspapers? I thought I should … Continued
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4 Ways to Make More without Raising Rents [Podcast]
Listen in on my conversation with Dan Lane of the Rental Income Podcast as we kick around five ideas To Make More Money without Raising Rent These are a few excerpts from my new book. For the rest of the ideas, please … Continued
Using the Overlooked Tax Deduction Available to All Landlords
Many of us get interested in real estate after we have children. However, not enough of us take advantage of using our dependents to lower our taxable real estate income. Since I don’t want to get into trouble by … Continued
The Must Have Tool for Landlords
The internet is a hub for real estate commerce. I’m stating the obvious, right? It’s a visual medium, so as a landlord who’s trying to fill a vacancy, you have to make your pictures count. If you skim Craigslist, or … Continued
You Can’t Lose with this Vacancy Reduction Plan
How are you protecting your rental’s cash flow? Keeping your good tenants happy is the best strategy, but sometimes they need to move. Creating and using a vacancy reduction plan really helped me this year. I’ve received two move … Continued
How to Reduce Vacancies: Motivate Tenants to Extend Lease
You’ve got to see these survey results. They give you big data insights into what your ideal resident wants. Information like this helps you: 1 – Reduce your vacancy rate. Keep your existing customers happy so they forget about moving. … Continued