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How to Be a Successful Landlord: 5 Key Areas to Focus On
If you are a frequent visitor to Luke1428 you know I have an affinity for rental real estate. I purchased my first property five years ago, mistakenly paying a bit too much for it. I didn’t know how to...
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The Hidden Commodities of Real Estate Investing
The following is a guest post from Jim Driscoll, the founder and author of CriticalFinancial.com. Ever looked at real estate investing as having a vested interest in a packaged commodity? Huh…a...
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How Landlords Can Screen Out Potentially Bad Renters
Owning and renting property is one of the best investment strategies for building long-term wealth. Besides the money needed to purchase the property, what holds most people back is the fear of dealing...
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Simple and Fun Ways Landlords Can Treat Their Tenants Well
The primary objective for owning rental real estate is to make money. Landlords can facilitate meeting this objective by running their property like a business and treating their tenants well. A happy...
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Debunking a Few Home-Buying Misconceptions
The following is a guest post by Tali Wee of Zillow.com. Navigating the home buying process as a first-time buyer can be confusing, risky or even defeating. Buying a home is one of the most expensive...
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Home Maintenance Items Landlords Should Do Between Tenants
As a landlord, I would love to keep tenants in my properties forever. While some stay a long time, most eventually leave – either by personal choice or through an eviction – to seek housing elsewhere....
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How to Make a Home Inventory Checklist in Case of a Catastrophic Loss
Recent events surrounding the theft and eventual recovery of our family basketball goal have me thinking more about home security. One issue that presented itself during that incident was that I did...
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Understanding the Basics of Refinancing Mortgage Loans
What does it mean when you consider refinancing mortgage loans. Why would a person even consider it? Please welcome Jessica Kane as she shares her insights on the subject. Many homeowners who have...
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How to Avoid a Foreclosure When You Are Struggling Financially
If home ownership is the American dream then a foreclosure is a homeowner’s worst nightmare. Thousands of people face this situation every day because they are struggling financially and have failed to...
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The Best Home Renovation Projects That Hold Their Value
It’s the depths of winter but spring will be here before you know it. With that your thoughts might be turning to that home renovation project you’ve been waiting for. Now’s the time to get the final...
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4 Ways to Fund That Extra Mortgage Payment
For most people making one monthly mortgage payment is challenging enough. Why in the world would you want to make an additional one? Seems like that extra mortgage payment would be pushing the monthly...
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6 Ways We Survive the Dark Side of Rental Real Estate
My wife and I purchased our first home to be used as a rental property seven years ago. That move was the culmination of several years’ worth of reading about and planning to own rental real estate. It...
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5 Common Rental Real Estate Mistakes Landlords Will Make
So, you are ready to take the rental real estate plunge and become a landlord. Awesome! I hope that you have come to that decision by desire (you really want to do this) and not by necessity (you were...
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The Hidden Commodities of Real Estate Investing
The following is a guest post from Jim Driscoll, the founder and author of CriticalFinancial.com. Ever looked at real estate investing as having a vested interest in a packaged commodity? Huh…a...
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How to Be a Successful Landlord: 5 Best Practices
I love owning rental real estate! When I purchased my first property eleven years ago, I mistakenly payed a bit too much for it. Initially, didn’t know how to be a successful landlord and I let my...
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How to Increase Your Number of Rental Properties Without Losing Your Mind
I’ve written here from time to time about the advantages of owning rental properties. Owning property that other people pay you to use is a great investment that can have significant long-term...
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4 Reasons Why Paying Off the Mortgage Early Was Right for Us
Paying off the mortgage early is a hot topic when it comes to money management. There seems to be a good amount of quality logic for keeping it and equally valid logic for paying it off early. So...
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Our Nightmare on Rental Street: Lessons From Evicting a Tenant
My wife and I have long enjoyed the benefits that come with owning rental real estate. The extra income each month has given us freedom within our monthly budget to fund things like our personal...
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