Rent Perfect with David Pickron

Viewing your tenants as a business partner immediately changes the relationship you have with them.  By following the items outlined in this episode of the Rent Perfect podcast you can take your current and future tenants from a relationship to a partnership.

Sometimes tenants have fallen into hard times; they have the money to pay the rent, but don't qualify for your property.  If they offer to pre-pay the rent, you need to follow the steps discussed during this episode of the Rent Perfect podcast.

With evictions returning to pre-Covid numbers, landlords are utilizing eviction records again in qualifying tenants.  While credit and criminal records are important, how a tenant have taken care of a past property is the strongest indicator of how they will treat your property.  Always include eviction checks where they are available to get the best possible look at your future tenants.

Critical to being a successful landlord is knowing exactly who is applying as a tenant for your property.   Rent Perfect President David Pickron discusses why having an investigative background check, including all known aliases, is so important when onboarding a new tenant.  

Add this smoking policy to protect your property.  One of the quickest ways a property can be devalued happens when a tenant or guest smokes or does other things in/on your property that create obnoxious odors.  David and Scot discuss what steps you can take with your lease to help ensure your property maintains it's value and decreases the potential for your tenant to destroy your property.

As a landlord, one of the most important processes you need to be familiar with is issuing adverse action notices to applicants that did not qualify for your property.  David Pickron and Denny Dobbins discuss the necessity for these notices and how they ultimately protect you.  

Questions abound regarding landlords and their ability to ban guns from their rental properties, and also what their liability is if their tenant improperly uses a gun on their property.  David discusses this and more with Rent Perfect Legal Counsel Denny Dobbins.

Today's investors are questioning now more than ever whether they should invest... and if they should invest, in what?  Rent Perfect President David Pickron discusses why he is always thinking like an investor and how that can help you in these challenging times.

Understanding the law surrounding support and assistive animals is crucial when being an effective and law abiding landlord.  David Pickron and Mark Zinman, attorney with Zona Law, discuss some of the specifics you must adhere to when it comes to these situations.

Sometimes investors have to look outside the "normal" investing channels to generate their desired income.  David and investor/lender Tom Chase discuss some of the options investors have when it comes to using notes and how you can integrate this opportunity into your portfolio.

During tenuous times, it is critical to look at all aspects of your tenants application, especially the type of their employment.   Some jobs are more recession/pandemic proof than others and that can directly impact your ability to get paid rent.  David and Scot discuss some of the best jobs you'd love to see on a tenants application.

Contrary to popular opinion, Section 8 housing is not just for "other" landlords.  David Pickron and guest Jake Beeson discuss in detail some of the nuances surrounding Section 8 housing and how it can add value and consistency to your portfolio.  Stay tuned for part two coming soon.   

Understanding the law surrounding support and assistive animals is crucial when being an effective and law abiding landlord.  David Pickron and Mark Zinman, attorney with Zona Law, discuss some of the specifics you must adhere to when it comes to these situations.

Contrary to popular opinion, Section 8 housing is not just for "other" landlords.  David Pickron and guest Jake Beeson discuss in detail some of the nuances surrounding Section 8 housing and how it can add value and consistency to your portfolio.  Stay tuned for part two coming soon.   

There have always been two ways to manage properties:  Buy property and 1) manage it yourself, or 2) have a property manager manage it for you.  There is now a third option, manage it yourself with the support of a professional landlord coach.  This is the best of both worlds and will help you learn the tips and tricks that would have taken you years otherwise.  Learn more about our guest Casey Fr...

Statistically fraud is on the rise and landlords, whose information is all over the web and on legal documents, are not immune from its effects.  Knowing ways to protect yourself and your information is critical in avoiding this growing epidemic.  To learn more about freezing your credit, please visit here:  https://www.experian.com/freeze/center.html

At the end of a lease with your tenant you have a couple of options to consider.  David and Scot visit with Heather as she nears the end of the first lease she ever signed with a tenant.  Listen and learn to discover what might be the best option for you.  

In a country where people are constantly on the move, requiring a nationwide background search is critical to knowing who is in your rental property.  Now more than ever you need to utilize a "Private Investigator" when it comes to managing your properties.

As a landlord you are required to act like a professional private investigator to make the best decision regarding who has access to your properties.  Understanding overall criminal statistics and recidivism rates and how they can impact your investment makes you a better landlord.

Generational Investment Education is critical in building passing on the hard earned knowledge you have as a landlord/investor.  David Pickron welcomes his daughter Presley to the podcast to discuss what lessons she has learned from her investor family and how she is turning that into her own secondary income.  

The onboarding process can be tedious, making you prone to committing mistakes.  Rent Perfect President David Pickron explains why Rent Perfect was created and how it benefits everyone from the newest to the most seasoned landlord.

Being a landlord can often feel like a lonely endeavor.  Local and national organizations like NARPM (National Association of Residential Property Managers) helps landlords gather together in a united voice to protect this industry.  David Pickron sits down with Anne McCawley and Mark Brower to dicsuss how being part of an association can make you a more powerful landlord. 

Changing market conditions force investors and landlords to get creative in their acquisitions.  Rent Perfect President David Pickron teaches why it is becoming important to purchase property with a specific type of tenant in mind.

As rents continue to rise we are seeing an increase in multiple individuals applying to be on the same lease.  Rent Perfect's David Pickron provides expert guidance on how to navigate this situation, especially when one applicant doesn't meet your rental criteria.

Just like the rest of the world, landlords have a set of words or phrases that should make them pay more attention to what their tenant applicants are saying.  Rent Perfect's David Pickron and Scot Aubrey sit down to discuss what to listen for and how to follow up when one of these phrases is said. Rent Perfect helps landlords onboard tenants with ease from the initial background check to lea...