1. Read your lease. No, seriously read it. It won’t be the most exciting night table material but you’ll thank yourself when you do read it. A lease is a binding legal contract. It creates a binding relationship between you and your landlord. What are you agreeing to? If you don’t understand, ask questions befo...

1. Run Your Property Like a Business. Some landlords do a terrible job at running their business. It might be because they see it as a “side-gig” or a hobby” more than a business. However, when you treat your business with the respect, systems, and organization that you would treat any other business venture, amazin...

Enforcing rules at your homeowner’s association can be tough, but you can make it a little easier on yourself by doing three specific things.How Can An HOA Enforce Rules? InspectYou have to inspect your property regularly. See how people are treating your homes and what the common standard of maintenance is. Be sure residents are fo...

When you’re trying to find a great renter for your home really fast, there are four things you need to think about.Awesome PicturesThere is no substitute for a beautiful photograph. And yet, we often look at a rental ad and see pictures that just show the corner of a room or photos that are blurry because they seem to be taken from ...

Age of buyer is very important to your buying pool. While there are amenities all homeowners want, there are items that are more important to generation specific groups. Homebuyers are demanding more home features that help them save energy and keep the home organized, according to a new study released by the National Association of Home...

A five-year-old Shih Tzu named Tiffany is becoming a top model in real estate photos in Australia. The dog's owner, Tracey Ashley with RE/MAX United Vision in Carina, Queensland, is using the small dog in photos she shoots of her listings to appeal to dog-loving home shoppers. During her own house-hunt two years ago, Ashley says "I found...

A rising number of Americans are heading to southern states, lured by a combination of warmer weather, affordable housing, lower taxes and less congested cities, according to a new report published by RealtyTrac called "The Next Great Migration of 'Housing Refugees' On the Move." New census data confirm the findings. Since 2014 alone, mo...

It is important to understand what a rental emergency is. Being a renter, it is important to know the difference between maintenance emergencies that should be reported immediately, others that can wait, and others that require contacting a service company.An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property,...

Bed Bugs are elusive creatures because they are difficult to be seen and even more difficult to get rid of. Because of these facts, there are many myths that surround them. To debunk some of these myths here are the top 10 bed bug myths and why they are untrue. Bed Bugs Can Jump - Bed Bugs cannot fly or jump. They can only crawl, wh...

Water is a necessary element to support life and water usage must be available. Water can be a force in itself, such as from a serious flood or hurricane. Left unchecked in a rental property, water can cause anything from minimal damage to major havoc and damage. Water problems can affect just about every area of the property, inside and ...