Monthly Archives: April 2016

  Total Cost of an Eviction By Matt Angerer   Sometimes it can seem like the easy solution to a troublesome tenant is eviction, but the process of evicting a tenant is more expensive than mo ...

Is 680 a Good Credit Score for Renting a House or Apartment? 680: Good, Bad or Average? Credit scores range from 300 to 850. The average score falls between 680 and 700. Your score is based on several ...

What is involved with managing rental properties? There are many tasks associated with managing a rental property. However, most tasks come when first renting a property; once a home is rented there i ...

Rental Properties Could Be A Cash Flow Machine  By John Jamieson After the real estate bubble burst in 2007, and property values in most areas of the country collapsed, many investors soured on real e ...

When Can a Landlord Check My Credit? by Gerri Detweiler   Landlords typically obtain permission to order a prospective renter’s credit report when that person fills out a rental application, thou ...

 Tips for Renting Your First Apartment With No Credit History By Rebecca Lake Renting your first apartment is one of those rites of passage that just about everyone goes through. But if you’ve never h ...

FREE Credit Reports. Federal law allows you to: Get a free copy of your credit report every 12 months from each credit reporting company. Ensure that the information on all of your credit reports is c ...

Qualities To Consider When Hiring a Property Management Company   Your homeowner association (HOA) board has decided to hire a property management company. That’s a big step, and one not to be ta ...

What Makes a Good Property Manager? BY BRENDAN FLAHERTY   A good property manager is like a hip dad. He or she may not say things like, “Hey pal, whatcha say we go toss around the ol’ ...