Recent Posts Tagged With 'landlord'

• Why Late Fees Are So Important…

  Posted on Wednesday December 30th, 2009 at 05:55 in landlord, tenant, renter, eviction, landlord tenant, evict, late fees

  I own a lot of properties. I won’t reveal how many because I’m a private person and I think it’s “bad luck” to show all your cards to people. But because I have so many properties, in any given month I have several peop...

• More Pent Up Real Estate Supply? Thank the Accidental Landlords.

  Posted on Monday December 28th, 2009 at 05:00 in landlord, landlord tenant, accidental landlord, pent up real estate supply

  A few days ago I read the article in the New York Times that mentioned BiggerPockets. It was an interesting piece that discussed resources for people who had become accidental landlords. They had never intended to own rental properties but the reali...

• Getting “The Rent I Need”

  Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 12:51 in market, rent, landlord, apartment, rental, landlord tenant

  I was astonished to hear these words coming from a seasoned investor – somebody I respect a lot.  “I need to rent the place for at least $1,200,” he said.  “I won’t rent it until I can get at least that.” The rental unit in ques...

• Vacancy and Credit Losses: Unlocking a Property’s Potential

  Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 11:41 in real estate, real estate investing, vacancies, landlord, vacancy, renting, net income, rental income, landlord tenant, earnings before interest and taxes

  Owners of income property understandably cringe when they hear the words “vacancy and credit losses.” After all, anything that negatively affects net income is cause for distaste. Yet, vacancy and credit losses remain a necessary and unavoidable ...

• 5 Must Haves Before you Quit Your Day Job for Full-Time Real Estate Investing

  Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 10:55 in real estate, real estate investing, real estate investor, investor, landlord, real estate career

  Real estate can provide passive income, even allow you to quit your day job and become financially free.  For many investors, this is the goal:  to be their own boss and to be able to work when they want and where they want.  Here are...

• Save Your Sanity, Learn Your Building

  Posted on Saturday August 29th, 2009 at 09:13 in education, Maintenance, landlord, landlording, ceiling fan, learn real estate, construction and maintenance

  A while back, I mentioned my project installing a bathroom ceiling fan as an example of something automated systems wouldn’t help with – a dirty, uncomfortable job I had to do myself. That doesn’t mean the job had to be nearly as difficult as ...