All posts by reinvestor

  • Investors, beware! Misclassifying independent contractors can bankrupt your business

    Do you run a company or a team? Do you have someone who does part-time work for your business on the side that you pay as an independent contractor? If so, you may be playing with a...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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  • Best Markets to Become a Landlord

    The rental market has been booming over the past several years, with many landlords earning double-digit returns of 10% or more. And while rising home prices have dampened returns for landlords in some markets, other markets still...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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  • New Tenant Screening Tool: Free, and No SSN Required!

    ApplyConnect, the nation’s most comprehensive tenant screening, now offers landlords and real estate agents a new tenant screening tool at no cost. Through a partnership with Experian®, landlords, property managers, and real estate agents no longer have...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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  • 5 Traps for First-time Landlords

    Owning rental property can be a lucrative venture, or a stress-ridden nightmare. Most likely it will fall somewhere in the middle with good days and bad. To help you avoid the nightmare, here are some potential traps...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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  • 3 Ways to Beat the Heat without A/C

    Now that Memorial Day is past, the dog days of Summer are just around the corner. Here are some helpful—and cheap—tips to keep your house cool when the thermometer starts ticking upwards. Whether you own a home...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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  • The Top 5 Ways to Make More Money on Your Rental Properties

    Who doesn’t want to make more money from their existing rental properties? But just how do you maximize profits on the properties you already own? Rather than just acquiring as many properties as possible, let’s take a...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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  • What I learned the hard way about property managers

    When I moved my real estate investing business from Minnesota to Florida I found myself in need of a property manager. Up until this point I had been managing my own properties, a mistake I will never...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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  • 4 Reasons to Have Investment Houses Inspected

    Properties that are purchased to help produce investment income are usually inspected before initial sale. An inspection happens before homes are listed on the market and some buyers request inspections before closing is complete. Owners of investment...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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  • Are You Violating these 5 Areas of the Fair Housing Act?

    Investing in real estate is not without its share of potential hazards or pitfalls along the way. One such set of hazards that all investors should be keenly aware of are those regulations relating to the Fair...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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  • 12 Things I HATE About Landlording (with Gifs!)

    I was cruising around the BiggerPockets Forums today and I stumbled upon a thread started by Karen M. titled “Tell Me What You Hate About Landlording.” I thought it was a fascinating discussion – to see what...

    • Posted July 21, 2015
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