Investing, Real Estate Investing, US Real Estate

Subject to Deals - Answering Seller's Questions

By Brian Kline | December 19, 2014
When you make a subject to existing financing offer to purchase a home, it's important to make sure the seller understands how this type of deal works. First, the seller needs to understand that his or her mortgage is going to remain in place but you'll be taking over the payments. You'll also be making […]
Investing, Real Estate Investing, US Real Estate

Rents Are Up, So Are Evictions

By Brian Kline | November 4, 2014
On average, nationally rents have increased 7 percent year on year while income has only gone up 1.5 percent. Over the long haul, renting has appealed to people because it was less expensive than buying. Renting has traditionally cost about 25 percent of average income compared to ownership costing 30 percent or slightly higher (according […]
Investing, US Real Estate

How to Turn Okay Tenants Into Good Tenants

By Brian Kline | May 21, 2014
There are several things you want to do so that you have good tenants in your rentals. Mostly it involves setting standards from the beginning without invading their personal space and their rights as tenants. You should have a set of rules you expect them to follow. Type them out and have them sign a […]
Investing, Residential, US Real Estate

Mobile Homes - A Different Poker Table

By Brian Kline | May 6, 2014
Telling the well-healed that you invest in mobile homes and trailer parks doesn't sound sexy at an upscale cocktail party. However, people that used to be big time investors and lawyers on Wall Street are turning to mobile home investing as profits continue to escalate. The attraction is the 20% return on investment that trailer […]
Real Estate Resource, US Real Estate

Landlords: Always Conduct a Background Check on your Tenants

By Mike Wheatley | April 3, 2014
No landlord would ever want to deal with tenants who don’t pay their rent. But with the global economic meltdown, as well as, a general increase in the tendency to default on rent payment, it has become more important than ever to make a background check on renters.
Investing, US Real Estate

Happy Tenants Mean More Money

By Brian Kline | January 16, 2014
If you want to make the most money for the least hassle, keep your tenants happy. That means putting a lot of work in when tenants first move in. That might sound like an oxymoron but it's not. If you're depending on rental properties to provide you with a retirement income, your tenants are some […]
Real Estate, US Real Estate

California Town Where Residents Cannot Smoke in Their Own Home

By Allison Halliday | November 25, 2013
We are all familiar with bans on smoking in public spaces, something that is welcomed by non-smokers, but one California town has taken things much further, passing a law that makes it illegal for residents to smoke in their own home, if it shares a wall with another property. San Rafael, a town in California […]

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