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It turns out, not even carpets like getting walked all over. So the tenants in 42 Boulevard Road St. just moved out, and the move-out video your inspector took arrived in your email inbox this morning. The first thing you notice as he walks into the living room: the carpet is probably going to need […]
This time, we’re not talking about the kind with two legs and a history of rental fraud. Pests — roaches, ants, vermin, termites, and so on — can be an extraordinary annoyance at some rental properties (and then mysteriously never bother others.) If you’re dealing with a home that seems constantly plagued by pests and […]
If It Looks Like a Smoke, and It Smells Like a Smoke… E-cigs — electronic cigarettes — aren’t exactly new, but they’re becoming a popular-enough alternative to ‘normal’ smoking that they’re starting to become almost as commonplace, especially in places where smoking is banned. How do Electronic Cigarettes Work? E-cigarettes use water vapor with nicotine, […]
Hitting them with a shoe just doesn’t seem to get the message across. Everybody seems to have an understanding that beg bugs are a problem in apartments and hotels and other high-density places…but everyone is pretty much wrong on that regard. Bed bugs don’t particularly care where they settle in — they’re just as comfortable […]
The Best Winterization Is a Tenant — But Failing That… Ideally, of course, a rental property you own simply wouldn’t be vacant over the winter — and of course you should keep advertising your vacant properties no matter what the weather. But hoping for a tenant is no substitute for properly weatherizing a building that’s […]
For a change you may actually like these! The IRS has issued it’s long and complex regulations that explain how to deduct improvements and repairs to rental properties. The regulations take effect on January 1st, 2014, and offers up several changes that rental owners may find downright pleasant. IRS Regulation 1.263(a)-3h: The Safe Harbor for […]
Make the neighbors your friends, and you’ll have taken the single best step you can toward protecting a vacant property. It’s never a good thing to drop by a vacant rental property and discover a wide open door. Unfortunately, vacant rental properties pose a target of opportunity for would-be thieves, as even simple copper wiring […]
You can pay a little now, or a lot later… We just took over the management of a tenant occupied property, where the property owner had been a “Do-It-Yourself” (DIY) landlord for many years. We were told the property was in fine condition. Fortunately, we send out a survey to tenants when we take over […]