3 Things Real Estate Investors Must Know About Post-Pandemic Architecture
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 has affected and continues to affect nearly every aspect of daily life in the United States. One sector is particularly affected but largely overlooked: architecture and design. While we are all familiar with headlines touting home-buyers’ renewed interest in suburban and rural living, large houses with clearly delineated rooms (vs. open […]
5 Changes Rental Owners Must Make to Be Prepared for the Fallout from COVID-19
As the world continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic and the United States extends its ongoing battle with the novel coronavirus into Fall 2020, many landlords are wondering what exactly is going on. It can be hard to apply the common sense and basic analytics real estate investors have used for decades to the […]
The Property Management Pitfall that Catches Most Rental Owners Off Guard
As the owner of both a rental property portfolio and a property management company, I was very surprised to discover that most rental property owners have no idea that there is a difference between two key terms in management: maintenance and repairs. Misunderstanding these two terms can get expensive and create serious problems with your […]
Property Management FAQ #2: An Overlooked Option for Tenants Who Treat Your Rentals Like Home
Did you know that landscaping maintenance and snow removal do not necessarily have to be part of your responsibilities as a landlord? Handle the situation correctly, and you could cross those two huge “honey-do” requests off your list for good. As you probably know, there are a lot of good reasons for a landlord to […]
3 Abilities Every Real Estate Investor Should Demand from Their Property Management Company
Every owner of rental properties deserves certain things from their property management company. They deserve honestly, respect, transparency, dedication, etc. etc. The list goes on and on. However, if you really want to hone down the list of things a property management company absolutely must have, you must look far beyond positive character traits. Unfortunately, […]
Breaking Down the Changes Yet to Come in 2020
2020 has, thus far, been a year of massive upheaval politically, socially, economically, and culturally. Things have changed on a global scale, and it seems highly unlikely we will ever fully return to “the way we were” before the novel coronavirus COVID-19 emerged as an international threat. In the United States, we were teetering on […]
Outdoor Living Poised to be Summer’s Big Value-Add in Real Estate
As summer begins and most states initiate some form of economic reopening, there are many signals indicating that outdoor living is going to be the “big boost” for real estate this summer. With slow spring sales pushing many buyers’ home-seeking activities into the summer months, this probably would have happened to some degree anyway. However, […]
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Zillow, Redfin & Others Announce They’re Ready to Reenter the Home-Flipping Market
When Zillow Offers exited the instant-offer market this past March, there were a lot of disappointed sellers, but no one was really surprised. After all, as CEO Rich Barton described the situation at the time, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic was certainly the type of Force Majeure event covered in the “Acts of God” provisions […]
Landlord Confessions: The Crazy Thing I Learned When I Started My Own Property Management Company
I’ve owned rental properties since I was in my twenties – and that means I’ve spent decades in the landlording business. Like most landlords and rental property owners, I started out managing my own properties and, as my portfolio grew, I began to explore other management options. After all, while you can feasibly manage one, […]