News from Green Residential and around the world of Property Management and rental homes in Houston and Austin.
As you draw up your lease agreement, you’ll have to stipulate who will pay utilities. If you’re like other landlords, this portion of the contract may give you pause. Is it better to cover the utilities or let the tenant do that? If you were to cover the cost of utilities for your tenant, it
If you’ve ever dreamed of living a life where you don’t have to report to a boss and punch a time clock, real estate investing could be the answer. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of people have discovered financial freedom and built wealth by ditching their day jobs and investing in real estate full-time.
In the late-90’s and early-2000’s, the economy was rocking, the internet was booming, and money was flowing. As a new generation of homebuyers began accumulating wealth, a trend emerged and people started buying and building “McMansions” – larger than average homes with more square footage than the average family really needs. Right around 2009 to
Ask almost any successful person about the quickest, most efficient ways to build wealth and they’ll point you to real estate. Chances are, you know this and have thought about investing in real estate in the past – but something is holding you back.
Novice landlords often absorb the myth that any income earned from your rental properties is profit. If you’re realistic, though, there’s a lot more to the picture. Budgeting is a big part of it. The income you earn from each unit may partly qualify as profit, but a good percentage also goes back into the
Unfortunately, the human mind is not a perfect instrument for making decisions. Our brains are hard-wired with cognitive biases that affect the rationality of our decisions, whether we like it or not. Learning to overcome these biases is not as simple as flipping a switch.