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The Fair Housing Act of 1968 was created to prevent landlords from discriminating against tenants based on gender, race, color, religion, disability, familial status, or national origin. If you’re a good landlord, you’re probably not intentionally violating the act.
Finding reliable tenants is half the battle in property ownership. A reliable tenant will be able to pay you rent on time, will likely stay with you for a long time, and has a low likelihood of causing damage to your property or disrupting your other tenants. A good tenant, therefore, makes your rental property
One of the biggest decisions you’ll make with your rental property is what to charge your tenants for rent. You’ll need to charge an amount that enables you to make a profit, but at the same time, if you set your rent prices too high, you may end up with unduly long vacancies, pricing yourself
In a perfect world, your rental properties would be leased on a continuous basis, and there would be no gaps between tenants. But in reality, every rental property will eventually sit empty for a month or two after no tenants have signed a lease agreement.
When Airbnb started in 2008, the hotel industry didn’t flinch. It was impossible that guests would want to stay in a complete stranger’s home rather than in a hotel with room service and high cleaning standards, right? But that wasn’t the case at all. It took a couple of years for people to start using
Do you have a disproportionately high turnover rate? Do good tenants seem to leave every time a lease agreement expires? Do you seem to have to work harder to retain tenants than other landlords you know in the area? If these issues sound familiar, then you may need to reconsider your approach to property management