Lasting Damage: Reporting Tenants to Credit Bureaus is a Powerful, Effective Option
An unfortunate reality of property management is the inevitability of dealing with slow-pay and no-pay tenants. Even though a tenant may pass your initial creditworthiness processes at application time, it’s impossible to predict if...
Understanding the potential advantages of the 200% Rule in a 1031 exchange
By Dwight Kay, Founder & CEO; Betty Friant, Senior Vice President and The Kay Properties Team
“Is that your final answer?” You may recognize the question made famous by the popular TV game show Who...
Reap the Benefits of Owning Your Rental Property through a Retirement Account, Tax-Free or...
By Stephanie Fryar
Real estate is one of the most popular investments to leverage within a retirement account, also known as a Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA). It is a familiar asset if you own your own...
What Properties Can be Used In a 1031 Exchange?
By The Kay Properties Team
If you are interested in selling your real estate, the phrase “1031 Exchange” has certainly come up once or twice in your research, as an outright sale can trigger large...
What Properties Can be Used In a 1031 Exchange?
By The Kay Properties Team
If you are interested in selling your real estate, the phrase “1031 Exchange” has certainly come up once or twice in your research, as an outright sale can trigger large...
1031 Exchange Coming Up? Know the Options Before You Reinvest
By Dwight Kay
Founder and CEO at Kay Properties & Investments, LLC
If you have a 1031 exchange coming up, you have multiple choices to reinvest the proceeds from your sale. That’s a good thing, because...
How Property Managers Can Build a Winning Tenant Referral Program
Nobody can sell your properties quite like your own tenants. Let’s talk about some of the benefits of tenant referrals, some common challenges, and how you can build a tenant referral program that helps...
Three 1031 Exchange Alternatives
By Jason Salmon
Senior Vice President; Managing Director of Real Estate Analytics
Kay Properties and Investments, LLC
1031 Exchange Alternative #1 — Utilizing a 1031 exchange into DST 1031 properties:
Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) real estate has...
What Eviction Reporting Codes to STOP Using Now, and a New CDC Eviction Moratorium
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown everything out of whack, including credit reporting. Creditors have made unprecedented accommodations to help struggling debtors. As a result, you’ve had to shift the way you reported credit to...
I am Renting My Property: Do I Need Home Insurance?
By Bernadine Racoma
Have you decided that you want to become a landlord? Renting out your property can be a very profitable move, especially if you buy the right property in the right area. This...