A well-drafted lease agreement protects your interests as a landlord as well as your tenants’. If it’s been some time since you’ve reviewed your lease agreement or if you’re drafting one for the first time, read on for some important clauses to include. 5 Essential...
Real estate is among the strongest-performing asset classes for investors, and its performance generally only goes up the longer you hold on to the property. That means even if you do nothing (other than maintain the property), its value will increase and you will...
Part of what makes investing in real estate so intriguing for newbie investors (and seasoned veterans alike) is its dynamic nature. Property values are not stagnant, and in the case of multi-family rental properties, owners have the power to exert direct control over...
Repairs and maintenance make up the largest category of any property owner’s budget. There’s just no getting around it – it takes money to maintain and operate a rental unit. While some of these costs and responsibilities can be handed off to your tenants (if...
The tenant-landlord relationship is adversarial in its design. The landlord is the person collecting rent, they have control over the residence, and in terms of winning over praise, there’s basically no hope, at least categorically. This inherent power imbalance can...
A key motivation for any property investor is obviously to maximize returns. What’s not always so obvious is exactly how to go about doing that in an effective and sustainable way. This is where focusing on NOI, or net operating income, becomes important. For real...
