Property Management Blog

A story of Ruth and Jim... Ruth and Jim were diligent over the years with their investment discipline. Both had max’d out their 401Ks and provided for higher education funding for both of their kids, own their home free a... read more >>

Federal Reserve Chairman Tells Congress Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was clear in his testimony to Congress that the central bank is very likely to cut interest rates in July. He emphasized that the Fed was prepared to ... read more >>

 In last month’s article, I admitted to:Being generally pleased with my projections for the economy over the last several years … especially as it has impacted residential real estate investors and tenants.Re... read more >>

As a landlord, seasoned, inexperienced or otherwise, there’s a lot of responsibility on your shoulders, both personally and financially. Entrusting your home to tenants can be daunting. Making sure they make you thousands of... read more >>

A strong case is made that the best investment property for beginners as well as seasoned investors is a residential, single-family rental (SFR). Single-family homes tend to attract longer-term renters and typically superior tenan... read more >>

KITCHEN, BATH & TENANT PREFERRED UPGRADESConsider Your Investment vs. ROIResidential rental investors … be sure to put emotion in the back seat when you plan upgrades to your investment property. Your rental property is... read more >>

RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTYA House … Not a HomeFirst in a Series of Two ArticlesThe title of this article is not meant to be cynical, uncaring or insensitive to tenants. It is to introduce a mindset … “Don&rsqu... read more >>

The WOW Factor of Kitchen/Bath UpgradesTax ConsiderationsSecond in a Series of 2 ArticlesIn last month’s issue of the Residential Investor Connection we introduced a mindset … “Don’t fall in love with your... read more >>

  Question: Are you always so flush with rental prospects that you can exclude half?Anticipating that your answer is in the negative, let’s talk about how the half who are pet-owners may impact your success ... read more >>

If Goldilocks was a residential real estate investor trying to figure out how to price a rental property, the story may have gone like this. Goldilocks was faced with deciding how to price her rental unit. She got out her calculat... read more >>