September 2019

Real Estate Investment Turned into a Minimum Wage Nightmare

John is a full-time marketer in a mid-size company. He bought a condominium soon after he started working. As time went by, John got married, outgrew his condo and moved into a single-family home. His career was taking off and family life was flourishing. John thought it’d be a good idea to rent out the condo. “How hard can it be to rent out a condo? After all, I am in advertising. ” John...

The 10,000 Dollar Tenant Screening Mistake

Jane owns a condo in The Bay Area and she recently accepted a job as an HR manager in Los Angeles. Instead of selling her condo, Jane thought it’d be a good idea to keep it as an investment and rent it out. Jane started posting ads and showing it to tenants. After several weekends of showing she received an application. Jane read some tenant screening articles online and thought “How hard can it...

How to Avoid a Lousy Tenant?

If you think that finding a tenant for your vacant property is your ticket to a happily ever after, think again. Landlords have diverse range of horror stories about professional tenants who rip off one landlord after another. They seem to be the kind of people who are without a conscience, deliberately failing to pay their rent on time causing financial losses to property owners. The worst part? These...

How to Resolve Work-Life Balance Woes for Amateur Real Estate Investors

Young professionals, tend to experience comfort during the early years of their careers. Often times, they jump into the assumption that they can ace anything that they put their hearts into.  Many think that one career formula can translate to all types of work. While this may work, we cannot escape the fact that this mindset is equally risky. In general, people believe that a real estate...

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