Your Landlord Resource Podcast

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we are interviewing Sarah King an investor and self-managing landlord. She’s here to motivate and inspire you with her stories of triumph as well as hard times and how she nearly lost everything but did not let that setback hinder her goal of owning multiple rental properties. Sarah also discusses that at some point or another, everyone will deal with some sort of...

Send us Fan Mail So, way back we did an episode discussing the pros and cons of whether holding your rental property in an LLC is right for you or not.  Well, we had a lot of requests asking us to talk about the actual process of transferring your rental property into an LLC and now here we are discussing it. It may seem like a very cut and dry concept, and for the most part it is, but there is qu...

Send us Fan Mail We are diving deep into maintenance this week. You see, maintenance is not only on your rental property, but it can also be in the office as well. This week on the podcast we are discussing all things preventative maintenance from inspections, to being proactive and dealing with issues before they become much worse. Also included in maintenance is maintaining good records and guid...

Send us Fan Mail Ohhhh, the dreaded lease violation.  First your stomach drops because you have something unpleasant to deal with, and then you get kind of angry because you actually have to deal with it and why can’t your tenant just do everything right? Every single landlord will have to deal with lease violations at some point, there is just no way around it.  However, you certainly can lower y...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is all about rent control and how it affects landlords. Where we get and understand the premise behind rent control, the issues that landlords must deal with while navigating the laws around rent control can be problematic. There are several states with cities that already have rent control ordinances, and two states with statewide rent control.  Not to mention more c...

Send us Fan Mail Working on real estate investments is challenging enough but what if you are operating a business of owning and managing rental properties with your spouse or life partner? This episode covers so much from tips on what not to do and tips on how to do this work better. And let’s face it, much of this information is common sense and many of us already know it…but we may not be doing...

Send us Fan Mail Accepting physical checks for payment is becoming a thing of the past.  Many landlords looking to replace this method without increasing expenses have considered using cash apps such as Zelle, Venmo, or Paypal.  However, where these apps make receiving rent very cost effective and convenient, they are risky.   In this episode we are discussing these risks and why landlords should...

Send us Fan Mail You know the phrase happy wife, happy life?  Well, we couldn’t think of something snappy like that, but the same concept rings true for landlords and tenants.  Keep your tenants happy and your experience as a landlord will be much easier and enjoyable. This podcast episode is all about concepts and things you can do to enhance your tenants experience while living in your rental pr...

Send us Fan Mail The process of vetting a prospective tenant is likely one of the most important tasks a landlord has. Think about it.  The person you place to live in your unit needs to have personal and financial characteristics that meet your rental criteria. For us that means they need to have two positive referrals from previous landlords, a credit score of 725 or above, and net income that i...

Send us Fan Mail Retirement is a subject that used to be synonymous with Medicare, but those days are long gone.  As we are close to retirement (in age and financial position), we thought you would like to know the things we considered and implemented when creating our own retirement plan. Now, we hear of people retiring in their early 50’s, 40’s, and even some are really tightening their financia...

Send us Fan Mail Where it is not every rental property investors dream to quit their traditional 9-5 job and work at self-managing their units, it is a consideration for many landlords we know. Some desire FIRE (Financial Independence from Real Estate) where they don’t have many management tasks to take on, some are willing to swap their full-time gig for working to manage their rentals instead. T...

Send us Fan Mail Last week we went over all the basic tax deductions that rental property owners can take.  And believe me, many of you are missing out on some of those expense deductions that have REALLY GOOD advantages. This week we are digging a little deeper and discussing more advanced tax strategies that take a little time to consider and put in place.   Like the tax benefits of holding your...

Send us Fan Mail If you’re like most real estate investors, tax season likely produces sweaty palms, an intimidating “to do” list, and an overwhelming sense of dread.  It doesn’t have to be this way.  This is why we are discussing basic tax strategies early in the year so you can make the adjustments needed and do a little upfront work to self-educate on the “best practices” for tax strategy for r...

Send us Fan Mail  So, you know how there’s laws in most states now pertaining to the health and safety of rental properties using smoke detectors, dealing with mold, about lead based paint, and how to handle tenants with bed bugs? Several years ago, California passed a law, SB-721 which basically said rental property owners of certain sized properties had to have their decks and balconies inspecte...

Send us Fan Mail Every new year we all want to focus on some level of change.  Maybe it’s to lose weight, read more books, be more active, or grow your business. Hey, we are right there with most of these people!  But over the years we have learned various ways that work well for us and it’s not by creating overzealous and rarely achievable resolutions. In this episode we are connecting some real-...

Send us Fan Mail First, we would love to thank all of you who submitted questions via email.  We received many and selected the ones we knew we could answer in about 5 minutes or so.  Please feel free to send us a question to be asked in a future episode!  Our emails are in the “LINKS” section below. This episode includes questions from 5 listeners.  One is a two-part question, so we actually are...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast we are taking a step back from the educational focus of the Your Landlord Resource podcast and getting a little bit personal. We have A LOT going on right now, personally, and professionally, so we thought maybe we would share what’s going on! We are in the process of selling our last single family home rental which will grant us capital to buy the next mu...

Send us Fan Mail This is part 2 of last week’s episode we discuss over 50 questions to ask when you are interviewing a property manager.  If you have not had a chance to listen to part one, STOP.  Listen to Episode 39 before continuing to this one. In this episode we go over questions that pertain to leases, tenant screening, maintenance and inspections, move-in/move-out procedures, including mark...

Send us Fan Mail Who is better to give you questions to ask a property manager than a professional property manager! We are discussing over 50 questions (more like 65) to ask when you are interviewing a new property manager to take over your rental properties. In this episode we go over questions to give you better insight into their personal and business background as a property manager as well a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Your Landlord Resource podcast, Stacie and Kevin Casella explore the intriguing world of tenant buyouts for rental properties. If you're a self-managing landlord or property owner, this episode is packed with valuable insights that can help you navigate tenant buyouts with confidence. Discover the essential differences between tenant buyouts and cash fo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Your Landlord Resource," we do a deep dive into risk management for rental property owners. We cover a broad spectrum of topics like: The importance of knowing your numbers, with a focus on financial metrics like cash flow, cap rate, and more.  Property-related risks and the importance of insurance.  Policies can help safeguard your investments and pr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Your Landlord Resource," we dive into the world of pet-friendly rental properties and Emotional Support Animals (ESAs). Our guest, Logan Miller of Our Pet Policy, is a real estate investor and an expert in pet management for rental property owners. We explore the process of handling ESA requests, verification, and the laws surrounding ESAs. Logan shed...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Your Landlord Resource Podcast, we discuss the importance of showing kindness to tenants, especially during the holiday season.  We explore the reasons behind giving gifts to tenants, address common concerns and misconceptions, and offer practical tips for thoughtful gift-giving.  We are talking easy peasy, can cost less than $10 (and in some cases $5), gifts th...

Send us Fan Mail This is the final episode where we discuss leases and addendums, part 3 of a 3-part series.  If you have not yet listened to episodes 32 or 33, go give those a listen before you dive into this episode where we are talking all about the addendums that can accompany the base lease used for your rental properties. We started this series with the base lease (ours is 21 pages), where w...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are in part 2 of a 3-part series on leases and addendums and pick up where we left off in episode 32.  If you have not yet listened to that one, give it a listen before you dive into this episode. We are doing a mini masterclass on leases and addendums for rental property owners, and these are episodes you will NOT want to miss! Starting with the base lease (ours is 2...