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With a good tenant, you can sleep easy at night as a landlord knowing the rent will get paid and the property will stay relatively undamaged. With a bad tenant, on the other hand, you’re left to wonder about the…
Finding the perfect apartment for rent can be a lengthy, time-consuming process. When I first started renting, I drove by every apartment complex in an area, requested a pamphlet, and repeated the entire process for other areas. Then I picked…
Despite your best efforts to build a good relationship with your tenant, sometimes the relationship goes sour. Even if you’re a good landlord, you’ll probably have to go through the eviction process at least once in your career. Maybe a…
Starting a property management company is a tough business, plain and simple. Landlords deal with the problems of tenants who call to complain constantly, tenants who don’t pay their rent, and what can seem like endless, high dollar property repairs. Buying…
Many older adults struggle to make ends meet each month. At the same time, they often own thousands of dollars of real estate equity in their home. Meanwhile, their mortgage payment adds to their monthly living expenses. If you or…
As a real estate investor and real estate entrepreneur, I’m a great believer in direct real estate ownership. But it’s not for everyone. It’s hard to buy an investment property if you have less than $1,000 to invest, for example….
The United States is aging, and fast. With roughly 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, we will have more seniors (those over 65) than children (those under 18) by 2035, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau illustrates…
Feeling house-rich and cash-poor? Many homeowners find equity both gratifying and maddening. They own a valuable asset with tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars of untapped equity, but accessing that equity is neither easy nor cheap. The first…
According to Business Insider, Americans blow an average of 37% of their after-tax income on one expense: housing. Imagine what you could do with all that extra money if you no longer had to pay for housing. Fortunately, with great…
Real estate comes with incredible benefits for investors. As a source of passive income, it never dries up or matures, but instead provides ongoing income with no loss of assets. In fact, the underlying asset appreciates over time, even as…
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