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10 top tips for finding tenants

The single biggest mistake you can make in property investment is buying the wrong property. The next one - and by far the most common - is getting the wrong tenants to live in it. If you have the wrong tenant in your property, your life as a landlord can be hell. The right tenant, on the other hand, will look after your property like it’s their own and make your job easy. That’s why it’s so crucial to invest time and effort in your tenant choices. Here’s my top ten tips for getting it right. 1. Don’t rush into it So many of the landlords I work with jump into rental agreements because they’re losing money on empty rooms or empty houses - they just want to get them... Read more

When considering potential rental applicants, one of the best ways to start navigating through the pile is by asking them tenant screening questions. Although it may be...

Believe it or not, effectively screening tenants can help you to eliminate as much as 95% of rental problems. That said, for those of you who find it difficult to relax...

Our son had been renting our home and just moved out. Now we have to find a renter. We are 75 and 85 years old and are afraid we don’t know enough about this to do...

When interviewing prospective tenants, you want to make sure you get the best tenant for your property, so naturally, you want to ask them as many questions as possible....

Renting To Felons: What You Need To Know To Offer...

There are over 70 million Americans with arrest records. By providing rentals for felons, you can increase the pool of renters for your apartments while enjoying the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping an ex-convict get back on his or her feet. Yet there's a bigger reason to rent to felons: By denying potential renters for criminal records, you risk getting sued for violating the Fair Housing Act. Learn how to avoid a lawsuit over housing for ex-felons, while protecting the safety of your other tenants. Why Rent to Felons? The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has pledged to "use the full force of the law" to protect the rights of ex-cons... Read more

Tenants are an important part of your investment property succeeding, so how can you secure the right ones every time? In the first of this two-part series, Matt...

In recent years, there has been a proliferation of "drive-by lawsuits" involving the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). Such actions typically...

Two years after the District made it harder for private employers to reject job applicants with criminal histories, the D.C. Council wants to put similar restrictions on...

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