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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
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
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
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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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
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 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
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
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
I bet you like the idea of using discounted Home Depot store credits to save 30% – 40% on your purchase, but think it’s too much trouble buying them off Craigslist. OK, I heard you. Let me share a time-saving trick. Sign up … Continued
