Corporate Landlords Selling Properties? The big news in 2023 was about corporate landlords and billion dollar-sized investment firms buying up rental houses and condos. Fast forward to late 2023, and there are signs these mega-sized firms are selling off some multifamily properties due to high financing costs and a rental market that is cooling. After…

How to Stage Your Rental Property Research shows that staging a home for sale does work to raise perceived value and selling prices. But does it work for raising asking rents and tenant leads? One key point to make about attracting good renters, is that images of an empty rental unit don't create warm and…

Are Heat Pumps the Solution Landlords Need? With the raging heat of summer persisting this summer pushing many tenants to their physical limits, there is a lot of interest in better ways to cool rental homes. If the world's climate is heating up, then the summers ahead may be more cruel to tenants, especially those…

Best Types of Residential Rental Income Property to Buy Is there any time when buying rental income properties doesn't make sense? With mortgage rates falling and the economy perhaps picking up in the second half of 2024, will investors be looking to buy rental properties? Will mortgage refinancing emergencies provide more homes, condos and apartments…

Choosing Best Appliances for your Rental Property Popular home improvement TV shows like Fixer Upper, Property Brothers, Flip or Flop, and Love it or List it, often focus on major renovations in home layout, flooring, windows and more. This flood of reality TV shows focused on home improvement has encouraged homeowners to upgrade. The interiors…