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?
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
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
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
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
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...