Generating income and increasing owner equity over the long term aren’t the only ways investors hope to profit by owning a rental. Investing in rental property also provides numerous tax…

Property taxes can be one of the largest expenses of owning and operating a rental property, depending on the state the home is located in. Taxes on property are an…

One of the main reasons people invest in real estate is for the potential income the property can provide. A profit and loss statement for rental property helps investors to…

Rental yield compares the cash generated by a property as a percentage of the property price or market value. Of the many financial metrics that real estate investors use to…

You’ve hired a new property manager and now you need to prepare your tenants. A letter sent to tenants announcing a new property manager is a key part of helping…

Purchasing a single-family rental home with a tenant already in place can be a good way to start generating rental income the day that escrow closes.  However, when a tenant…

Most of us would like to believe that people follow the Golden Rule. However, the truth is that some prospective tenants do create fake landlord references when they fill out…