Landlord Advice

Landlords: What To Do When ICE arrives

By Denise Holliday What are landlords supposed to do if and when ICE (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement) arrives at your rental property? According to ICE, their agents are tasked with “finding and deporting specific individuals based on existing deportation orders and criminal convictions.”  Contrary to the hyperbole in the news, ICE says it “does not conduct raids or sweeps and does not...

The Weekly Roundup News

Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Pending Home Sales Down 5.5% in December The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales fell 5.5% in in December, 2024, following four consecutive months of increases. Click here to read...

Weekly Roundup News & Stats

Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Existing Home Sales Jump 4.8% in November The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were up 4.8% in November to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4,15 million – up...

Four Fall Projects to Tackle Now for Year-Round Property Protection

By Brian Aguirre, The Home Depot Fire emergencies, unwanted intruders or even inadequate insulation can all pose threats to your property and its tenants. Fortunately, a mix of the right products, devices and technology can help you monitor a property and minimize risks to your investment. Here are four projects you can tackle this fall to better protect your investment year-round. 1....

Friday Weekly Roundup News

Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website New Home Sales Down 4.7% in August The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in August, 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 716k, which is 4.7%...

Look at these numbers!

  I don’t want to scare you but the progressive left, anti-landlord activists have: Knocked on over 23,000 doors,   Communicated with over 55,000 households, Made over 9,000 phone calls,   Sent over 61,000 text messages,   Stopped 919 evictions in Kansas City during the pandemic,   and as of August of 2023 they have 9,467 members in Kansas City alone.   Tenant unions (which have nothing to do with labor...

Crafting an Effective Pet Policy for Your Apartment Community

PetScreening’s John Bradford shares how to tailor guidelines for a pet-friendly environment Part of the challenge of crafting an effective pet policy is that there is no right answer. Sure, standardized policies would make things easier, but that’s where the apartment industry fell behind the curve in the first place. The freedom to create your own policy enables operators to cater to...

Proceed with Caution

By Tony Youngs As I go to various states pursuing distressed property acquisitions, I am finding an uptick in the number of sellers that are willing to sell their off-market properties. These include probate situations, tired landlords, elderly moving to assisted living, vacant properties, bankruptcies, and pre-foreclosures. The problem is, sellers still have the impression their homes are worth a lot...

Allow Birds?

(by Robert [TN] State Specific Question About: TENNESSEE (TN) A prospective Tenant is asking if we would allow two birds that stay in a cage? Any thoughts or past experience is appreciated. Seems kind of harmless, but I nothing to base this on. Allow birds? (by Jim in O C [CA] Increase the deposit like any other pet. I had one tenant that...

Your Weekly Roundup News & Updates

Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website U.S. Construction Spending Up 0.5% in August The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in August, 2023 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,983.5 billion, which is 0.5% higher...