Tips, Resources and Best Practices for Landlords

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Small Amenities for your Rental That Make a Big Difference

Do you ever think about what you could do to positively impact the quality of your property without breaking the bank? Of course, like many of us, budgeting for improvements is always the first thought. There are small amenities that you can add to make minor improvements to fix up your property, show your tenants …

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Smart Locks for Rental Properties

Are Smart Locks for Rental Properties a Smart Investment?

Rentals today are becoming increasingly digital. Smart locks for rental properties are some of the latest upgrades to make waves among landlord and tenant communities alike. These locks can improve the safety of a burgeoning apartment complex, but are they worth the cost? What Are Smart Locks? Smart locks, as the name implies, are locks …

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Renting to Non-English Speakers

Tips for Renting to Non-English Speakers

Working as a landlord is as much an exercise in business management as a test of your people skills. You need the charisma to attract new tenants to your property and the patience to help them through the application and leasing process. Matters grow all of the more complicated when you find yourself renting to …

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Renting to Refugees

You Should Be Renting to Refugees: Tips For Easing the Way

Landlords’ livelihoods are directly tied to the success of their tenants. This mutual relationship thrives when both parties move to help the other. When faced with a refugee crisis, matters at hand grow less focused on the mutually beneficial and more on the humanitarian. Refugees, after all, cannot control whether they become refugees. Instead, they come …

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What to Do When Your Renter Won’t Pay

Landlords are as much responsible for the wellbeing of their property as they are for the diligence of their tenants. With that in mind, it’s up to a landlord to encourage timely rent payment, even when a renter doesn’t pay. With that being said, contending with a situation where a renter won’t pay promptly can …

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Paper Trails, Landlord Paper Trails

Essential Paper Trails Every Landlord Needs

Managing all of the paperwork that goes into a rental unit can feel overwhelming. In the digital age, it’s tempting to let essential paper trails fall by the wayside in favor of digital versions of all of the traditional paperwork. Physical copies of these documents are safer than their digital versions and don’t take up …

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How Online Rent Collection Protects Your Business

Your property and ability to rent it is your primary investment and income.  Your ability to develop the asset and live the life you want depends on your ability to collect rent and collect it on time. Online rent collection allows you to protect your business.  It enables tenants to make timely payments, partial payments …

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Why Landlords Should Consider Biweekly Rent Payments

Are you looking for options to make rent payment easier for your tenants?  Remember, the easier it is for your tenants to pay rent, the better for you to collect rent on time, reduce late payments, and keep your cash flow steady. Continue reading to learn more about the pros and cons of bi-weekly rent …

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RentCred: A Reward Program for Renters

RentCred ™ is an incentive program for renters that rewards them for consistently paying their rent on time through PayRent.com. As they build a payment history with us, they earn the ability to borrow up to $500 as an installment loan for emergency rent payment and to report their rent payments to credit bureaus to …

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Domestic Violence: Know Your Tenants’ Rights

Domestic violence is a relentless issue in the U.S., affecting tenants and landlords. Here are some statistics directly from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV): In the U.S., more than 10 million adults experience domestic violence annually On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the U.S. 1 …

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