Author: Memphis Buy and Hold

Making common rental application mistakes can cost your landlord business dearly. The rental application contains critical information you will need to screen tenants thoroughly.

There are a lot of you new investors out there, and there is a lot of talk and hype about turnkey rental properties. But should you be considering turnkey rental properties if you are an REI newbie?

If you dreamed of achieving financial freedom for yourself but don't quite know how to put it in place, you're not alone. Many people are in your situation, but the simple fact of the matter is, there is a way to achieve financial freedom, and it's not that hard. All you have to do is to follow a couple of relatively simple rules.

Charging below market price for rent can cost you more money in the long run than a vacancy, but you still want to be nice.

Usually apartment buildings with more than 20 units are managed by professional property management companies and those buildings with fewer than 20 units are usually managed by the owner and a live in property manager. Regardless of who is managing the apartment building it is important to follow some general principles and tips to make sure that operations run smoothly.

Many small apartment building owners make the mistake of not treating their tenants as valued clients.  It’s easy to do considering the fact that many tenants can really cause headaches with late rent payments, noise complaints and other day to day issues that can be a thorn in the side of a small apartment building owner.  Many small apartment building owners also make the mistake of taking it personally when a tenant is late paying his or her rent.

Is a good renter someone with great credit, or large deposit or maybe  high income?  The approach landlords take in qualifying their renter could be changing because of the housing crisis and the large number of foreclosures.

I realize that this is a very basic tenet, but when times are rough, we don’t always follow it. The reason we screen tenants is to ensure that we, as landlords, will be paid, and that our property will not be damaged or destroyed.