The MLS is Useless for Finding a Tenant
One time a realtor asked me for the MLS (multiple listing service) listing of a property I had for rent. I told her it isn’t on the MLS. She was shocked. I told her I wasn’t a realtor, so I couldn’t put it on the MLS and if I was a realtor I still wouldn’t [...]
The Long, Hot Summer
Finally the last day of summer, I walked into the gym and could smell the dank air. I could tell immediately the air conditioner was broken again. This was the second time it broke this summer and a different gym I was going to back in April had a broken air conditioner too. I discovered [...]
It’s Not You. It’s Not Your Home. It’s Your Realtor.
See this pile of cash? It doesn’t belong to you and you know why? Your realtor is being unrealistic and greedy about your property. We have a client who is interested in a townhome in a particular area. We have one in this neighborhood and know without a doubt the competition is over-priced. Rentals sit [...]
House For Rent Scam
A prospective tenant called us and said the property we had listed for $1300 per month on Craigslist was also listed on another ad for $900 per month. Huh? Another ad? Nobody at our company would have listed it at that rate. So we searched Craigslist and saw another listing with the same pictures and [...]
Rental Property Video Marketing
Vacancies will kill your cashflow. Having your property vacant just one month can wipe out all of your profits from the year. It is better to secure a tenant for $50 less than what you are asking than to have your property sit vacant for a month. Being real estate investors ourselves, we adopted the [...]