Your Landlord Resource Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Whoa, is this a doozy of an episode! Or should I say our next 3 episodes! We are doing a mini masterclass on leases and addendums for rental property owners, and this is an episode you will NOT want to miss! Even if you use a preformed lease or one from your property manager, you need to know THIS ONE PART of your rental property business. What's in your lease contract is wha...

Send us Fan Mail You might think this episode does not pertain to you but take a minute to hear us out. Halloween is a very festive time of year and is LOVED by people of all age groups, not just families with small children.  I mean, there’s a reason Disney starts their Halloween festivities the day after Labor Day and continues it through October 31st! These people love to decorate their homes,...

Send us Fan Mail If you have not done so, go back and listen to Episode 29 which is part 1 of this two-part series about fire safety in your rental properties. It’s got a TON of important information about fire safety prevention with regards to clutter & hoarding, using small appliances like space heaters, air fryers, and crock pots, and items to pay attention to depending on if you have a sin...

Send us Fan Mail It’s that time of year again when the weather cools and people start to heat up their homes.  It’s also the time of year when the number of residential fires increases. Next week is National Fire Prevention Week and we have A LOT to say about rental properties and how to work with your tenant to prevent a fire in your unit. So much to say that we did a podcast all about it and end...

Send us Fan Mail So, this might surprise you, but cash reserves are not a one size fits all concept.  There are a lot of factors that contribute to how much you should set aside, like where you are in your real estate investment journey. Of course, there is the subject of mindset to consider as well so we go over that along with different methods to determine how much cash to reserve. This episode...

Send us Fan Mail Fall is the time to prepare for a potentially harsh winter ahead.  So, we are in Northern California and with the exception of our mountainous areas, we don’t see exceptionally harsh winters.   But that doesn’t mean that we do not prepare our rental properties located here for the winter months.  We still get pretty big storms with high winds and last year, quite a bit of unexpect...

Send us Fan Mail This week we calmed things down a bit and did a shorty episode about gift giving to your tenants. Our episode is primarily about the welcome gifts we leave as a surprise for tenants upon move-in.  But we do touch on other options for treating your tenants as well. We let you know what we leave and what our thought process is behind each of the items.  If you know us well enough, y...

Send us Fan Mail It’s a bit of a long one but we just had so much information to share we couldn’t stop talking!  This episode is all about how to handle vacant rental property showings. We start off talking about the obvious and that’s how to prepare.  And where we definitely discuss it, when we say prepare, we don’t just mean getting the unit ready.  We are telling you ALL the things we need to...

Send us Fan Mail If you tuned in last week, you heard how we discussed how to market to your ideal tenant and to include your unit amenities as well as amenities that surround the area of your rental property. Kevin gave a small masterclass on how to use your smartphone to achieve professional looking unit photos and walk through videos. In Part 2, we are getting down to business.    We focus on h...

Send us Fan Mail We knew we had a lot to cover, but we had no idea we had so much to talk about when it comes to marketing your rental property!  We decided to split this episode into two parts, so we don’t take up too much of your, likely overwhelmed, time. In this episode we take a deep dive into understanding the amenities landlords want to promote for their rental property as well as the area...

Send us Fan Mail Let me start by saying that we are pet lovers.  Kevin and I have owned a pet of some form for the better part of both of our lives.  However, we do not prefer pets in some (most) of our units. There are good reasons why not to allow pets but the argument on why landlords should allow pets is much greater.   What it comes down to is personal choice. How do you make this choice?  By...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 on Rental Property Insurance! Last episode, we went over the nuts and bolts of residential rental property insurance.  We talked all about house hackers, single family home rentals, all the way up to multi-family units and what kind of coverage was important to each circumstance. Part 2 is where we bring in the professional and interview our broker and insurance agent, Ryan...

Send us Fan Mail We had to split this subject into two podcasts so that our listeners wouldn’t get too overwhelmed with all the info we are throwing at them. This week we are discussing everything we know about rental property insurance for all sized residential investment properties. We talk about when you can and when you cannot use a traditional homeowner’s policy for your rentals, which kind o...

Send us Fan Mail Wow, is this not one of the most frustrating things to happen as a landlord? You get a good tenant placed or signed on for a lease renewal, giving you the feeling of security and ability to relax a bit.  But noooooo, the tenant contacts you to say that they need to end their lease, either for professional or personal reasons.   You know it’s not easy for your tenant to give you ba...

Send us Fan Mail Who doesn’t like to earn more profit?? We have given A LOT of examples of small items you can implement in your rental property business that will pay off BIG at the end of the year. Many of these suggestions do not take a lot of time or management but some do take some cash to get them up and running.  However, if you are setting aside cash reserves, THIS is what you want to use...

Send us Fan Mail This episode veers off the “how to” path and takes a look at the challenges we face as rental property owners.   Sometimes being a landlord is not easy.  Often there are a lot of demands from your tenants, or your home, or a 9-5 job, or the needs of family and friends.  Likely, all the demands seem to come at once!   We all want to be able to be there and “do it all” but is that w...

Send us Fan Mail This is a very important episode!  It is packed with a lot of technical information so when you listen, try to be in a space where you can focus on what we are saying.  We cover EVERYTHING we know about creating and operating an LLC.   There are a lot of pros and cons included in this episode and we give you a list of points to consider when thinking about whether an LLC is a good...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the second part of our two-part series all about creating your rental property team.   If you missed last week where we chat about our maintenance contacts and who we depend on in our field operations, please give episode 14 a listen! This episode discusses our business contacts who we depend on in our office operations. Both Kevin and I have business degrees, but they...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to part one of a two-part series all about creating your rental property team.   This episode discusses our maintenance contacts that we lean on in our field operations. We are pretty handy when it comes to maintenance, but at some point, we had to learn how to hand projects off to those who can do it most efficiently.  There does come a time where, even as a DIY landlord,...

Send us Fan Mail We know that ten different kinds of repairs sounds a bit scary, but as rental property owners you may get called for a variety of maintenance calls. This episode goes over our most common repairs we have to do as landlords.  Some are requests from our tenants but most are found during our inspections we do every 6 months. We discuss the issues, what causes them, how to remedy them...

Send us Fan Mail Over the last few years, we have been focused on our retirement accounts or should I say, focused on growing our retirement funds to allow us to enjoy the same level of living we do today. This focus is a constant evaluation of IRA funds, properties owned, income requirements, and desired spending we plan to need.  It’s all centered around how much growth we can obtain over the ne...

Send us Fan Mail Finding and purchasing a rental property that meets all your financial criteria so you can continue to scale your investment portfolio is challenging enough. Now, add to it that you have new tenants to evaluate before following through with the purchase and the stress level can be overwhelming! In is episode of our podcast we are discussing how to handle these existing tenants, al...

Send us Fan Mail Termites could care less if the property they create a nest in is a small home or a 3 story, 6-unit apartment complex. Episode 10 is all about our experience with what we thought was a small termite infestation in our rental property. We discuss: ·        How the termites were first discovered. ·        The decisions we had to make about which treatment to move forward with. ·   ...

Send us Fan Mail It might not be summer just yet but hot weather is just around the corner. In this episode we discuss ways landlords can make sure their tenants are comfortable during excessive summer heat. We talk a lot about air conditioner units, their maintenance, and when rental property owners are required to provide them. Ceiling fans may not be a landlords favorite item to provide but we...

Send us Fan Mail As an unofficial “Part 2” to Episode 7 (A Guide to Move Outs and Security Deposits), this episode is all our best tips for a smooth tenant move in. Where move outs are important to process properly with regards to the security deposit, the whole procedure for prepping and organizing for a new tenant to move in is just as crucial to follow. We discuss what landlords should do to pr...