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The Rental Housing Journal blog features thought provoking information and opinions on the multifamily property management and real estate investing industries. RHJ staff editorial, multifamily executives, top real estate investors, and real world industry subject matter experts share best practices, trends and news about investing in real estate, managing apartments, being a Do-It-Yourself landlord, multifamily technology, apartment marketing, Fair Housing and landlord – tenant law, flipping houses, advancing your career in property management, how to market and sell to property managers and real estate investors, new products and services for property managers, financing investment properties, where to find good tenants, how to hire great property management employees, how to choose vendors, best practices in property maintenance and much more.

Can I Say “No Pot In My Apartments” When It’s Legal In My State?

California became the world's largest legal marijuana market. When pot is legal in a state, what issues does this present to property managers and landlords of rental properties? Can a property manager say "no...

7 Questions Landlords Have About Pets and Pet-Friendly Apartments

Here are 7 questions landlords have about pets and pet-friendly apartments as 72 percent of all renters now have pets and  the trend toward pet ownership is only going to grow. By John Triplett Owners, landlords...

7 Things To Do The Day You Take Over An Apartment Building

Investing in multifamily real estate can be very rewarding, but what happens after you actually close on the purchase and on the first day you take over an apartment building as a new owner, landlord...
Do you know 10 ways to be a great landlord?

Do You Know 10 Ways To Be A Great Landlord?

It is upsetting when we get tenant complaints as a landlord but do you know the 10 ways to be a great landlord? It is hard work renting apartments or homes to tenants and it...
How The Strain From The Pandemic Has Impacted Our Property Management Business

How The Strain From The Pandemic Has Impacted Our Property Management Business

By Ron Garcia Garcia Group Property Management I want to give you an update on the status of Covid-19 housing policies. However, I want to be candid and tell you that I wish I had more...
7 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self About Multifamily Real Estate Investing

7 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self About Multifamily Real Estate Investing

Larry Arth started his successful single-family and multifamily real estate investing career helping his dad fix up rental houses and mowing vacant lots around vacant houses. One day at age 15, he asked about...

7 Things To Check Before You Raise Rent

When to raise rent is a question many landlords ask themselves. Sometimes it comes up when a tenant leaves. Other times it comes up when a landlord gets an increase in taxes or insurance....
4 Difficult Hurdles In The Life Of A Landlord

4 Difficult Hurdles In The Life Of A Landlord

A Portland landlord shares her thoughts on four difficult hurdles in the life of a landlord. By Mildred Delgado From an outside perspective, being a landlord seems like the sort of job that you could do...

Why Property Managers Are Skeptical When Tenants Decline Lease Offers

Property managers want tenants who will be excited about their lease offers. When you decide to extend a lease with a conditional offer, and the tenant declines, then what? What do you think that...
How To Avoid My Top 7 Landlord Mistakes

How To Avoid My Top 7 Landlord Mistakes

Veteran landlord and investor Larry Arth shares "how to avoid my top 7 landlord mistakes" because if you have not made any mistakes as a landlord, you probably have not been in the business...