Author: Memphis Buy and Hold

Are turnkeys overpriced? Absolutely not. They are priced at exactly what they are worth. You pay more to save yourself.

One of the most valuable tools rental property investors have in the U.S. is the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. Surprisingly, this style of mortgage is very much an outlier compared to what’s typically offered in other countries.

Knowing the right tenant screening questions to ask is key to protecting your investment. Tenant screening is vital because you’re most likely renting to a stranger. There is only so much you can tell from first impressions. Therefore, screening is your only chance to recognize a potentially good tenant from a disastrous one.

The stronger your relationship with your tenants - and the more proactive you are in evaluating tenant happiness and quality - the better your renewal rates will be. And any landlord knows that higher renewal rates = lower turnover costs = better business overall.

If you’re anything like me, you grew up believing rental properties were inherently profitable. Within that belief, you likely didn’t know how they made money, just that they did.

Unlike the lead based paint issue which has state and now federal regulations to curb the potential dangers, the topic of dangerous dogs is still pretty much unregulated and open for discussion.

Landlord-tenant laws protect a landlord’s rights. This article discusses some of these rights and how they protect your interests as a property rental owner.

It seems like every media outlet, and perhaps every person on Earth, is debating if the housing market is going to crash soon. While the truth is that no one really knows what’s going to happen, we can examine data and attempt to determine what is most likely to happen. 

It is super important for any real estate investor to be familiar with the process of closing the sale of a property. Whether you are buying a single-family home or multifamily property, you need to understand and navigate the process of closing on that property.

Investing is a game of winning or losing, defined, most of all, by economics. Of course, we never truly know what direction the economy is heading. However, you can hedge your bets for better or worse depending on the quality of your decisions.