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Benefits Of Reporting Rent Payments To Credit Bureaus For Landlords
Historically, landlords have not reported rent payments to a tenant’s credit bureau, depriving those tenants of the opportunity to build their credit. There has been a trend recently toward reporting...
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Why Landlords Should Use An Online Rent Payment Service
Technology is constantly progressing to where managing daily tasks is moving online more and more each day. That’s no different when it comes to collecting rent on your rental properties each month....
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Collect rent online: 8 tips to choosing the best service
Until recently I kept rent drop boxes at each of my properties or, in the case of remote buildings, had tenants mail checks to me. Recently I have caught up with technology and the times and now only...
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Rent Guarantee Insurance: New Options for Small Landlords
As an independent landlord, you invest your limited financial resources in rental real estate hoping that it will appreciate over time. You expect your investment to provide passive cash flow as rents...
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Hemlane Overview: Next-Gen Property Management
Hemlane is a next-gen property management tool that helps property owners manage their rentals in all 50 states. It’s a user-friendly platform that automates day-to-day administration, from...
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Do Landlords Have to Change Locks Between Tenants? Should They?
As landlords, we try to manage our expenses as much as we can to best run our businesses. However, it’s important to balance costs with legal requirements and our duty to provide safe habitability to...
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Rental Property Management Software: TenantCloud
Whether you own one or 20 rental properties, managing your finances, marketing vacant properties, and taking care of your tenants’ maintenance requests can quickly become a burden. As we’ve mentioned...
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Apps to Pay Rent: Should Landlords Use PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle?
As more and more financial transactions are performed virtually, landlords are moving away from paper checks and towards collecting rent electronically. Some use peer-to-peer apps to pay rent, such as...
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Routine Rental Maintenance: Security, Pest Control, & Exterior
We started our series on routine rental maintenance by discussing common plumbing problems in rental properties, and in particular how to prevent them. This time, as part two, we’re going to tackle...
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Developing A Maintenance Checklist For Rental Property: Electrical, Fire...
This is the third in our three part series where we talk about developing a maintenance checklist for rental property. In the first we focused on common plumbing problems. In the second we addressed...
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The Best Online Rent Payment Service for Small Landlords
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Best Free Online Ways To Advertise Property For Rent
Update: This post has been updated with new scoring and winners based on changes or upgrades to some of the products and services. We have also included new products that have come to our attention...
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Tips to Take the Guesswork Out of Tenant Screening for Independent Landlords
As an independent landlord, it is likely you feel that you do not have the time or resources to conduct comprehensive tenant screenings in the way big corporate rental services do. However, tenant...
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How to Create Successful Advertising to Attract Tenants
A rental vacancy is one of a landlord’s worst nightmares. Having your property vacant means no cash inflow while you continue to bear maintenance and mortgage expenses each month. A rental property...
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Questions You Need to Ask During Tenant Screening
When you first decide to rent one of your properties, the first thing you will need to do is set-up questions for a tenant screening process. Most seasoned landlords will even recommend asking some...
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The Best Free Property Management Software for Small Landlords
Update: This post has been updated with new pricing and winners based on changes or upgrades to some of the products and services. We have also included new products that have come to our attention...
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How to Successfully Refine Your Rent Collection Process
Collecting rent is not always as simple as it should be. There can be late, delinquent and missed payments. You might feel that the only way to deal with late or unpaid rent is eviction, however, it...
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Prioritizing Property Maintenance: Tips for Independent Landlords
Aside from keeping your property occupied, property maintenance is the major issue you will face as a landlord. You can keep your tenants safe and happy by thoroughly addressing and preventing...
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Establishing the Ideal Property Maintenance Checklist
To establish the ideal property maintenance checklist, first you need to understand your objectives. Strategic property maintenance is an investment in your property. A landlord is responsible when...
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SparkRental Property Management Software Overview
Whether you’re renting properties for tenants or just have a few vacation homes for rent throughout the year, it can be tough to manage properties on your own. It can also be expensive to hire a...
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