Evictions aren’t simple. In fact, landlords often find there are several unexpected loopholes that they have to hurdle. The process can be extensive, stressful, and sometimes unfruitful. However, it’s possible to remove a problem tenant if certain essential criteria are met. Entering the process, it’s important to know what kind of obstacles you, as a landlord, are likely to encounter....
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In 2017, about 37 percent of sold houses were acquired by buyers who don’t live in those properties — a percentage which includes the nation’s growing number of landlords. But while landlords are playing a more substantial role in the current US housing market, that doesn’t always mean every landlord is an expert right away. It takes a lot of practice and self-discipline to...
If you've decided to ignore campus housing and find your own accommodation away from your school or college's site, you might have made the right choice. More and more people are choosing to do this, and it's still a great way to go to university or while taking postgraduate courses. However, there are a few things you need to consider when choosing off-campus accommodation. Thankfully,...
For people renting apartments, dealing with their landlords isn't always a positive experience. From dealing with property management firms that are headquartered far away from the apartment complex to having to handle plumbing problems, broken light bulbs and other maintenance issues after hours, there are plenty of horror stories that renters have encountered on a daily basis. Renting isn't all bad,...
Land is one of the most precious assets. It keeps appreciating in value with every day that passes by. However, once you have a piece of land, making returns by selling it is quite challenging. It gets even more difficult when the land has no structures on it. However, this should not discourage or limit you as you still have an opportunity to make an income from that vacant piece of land in your...
If you have properties in form of houses, know that you can make money from renting them out. If your property can meet the requirements for building Granny Flats, granny flat builders in Sydney may assist you to convert your rental housing to a good business. The following are tricks that can help you big time. 1. Minimize the turnovers The turnovers will always cost you in various ways. Such...
The ONS recently reports a 0.2% decrease in residential rental values across London in the 12 months to June 2018. This was the second consecutive month London rent prices have fallen over the course of a year since September 2012 - that’s almost eight years ago. This represents a possibly significant turning point in the London rental market. Property industry economic cycles - the range of peaks...
Owning a property requires constant efforts to upkeep and maintain its good condition. Looking after a rental, however, proves to be more challenging for the property owners, for a number of reasons: They do not live onsite, meaning that tenants and property managers are entrusted to maintain the abode;Screening tenants isn’t enough to ensure that they will care for the the property. In fact, most...
Renting apartments and homes has been around for a very long time. Only a few decades ago, the landscape of the industry looked significantly different than it does today. The biggest reason for these drastic changes is technology. Technology in all industries is growing rapidly, and there is no difference in the rental industry. With that in mind, this blog post is going to look at a couple of...
Being a landlord can be financially rewarding, however, it isn’t just a case of sitting back and reaping the benefits once a month. No, there is plenty of mental and physical work that goes into managing a buy-to-let property. There are lots of challenges that landlords face as they maneuver the rental world. But there is also a lot of help out there! Understand and being aware of the most common...