Posts by Linda

How do many people initially become rental real estate investors? By converting their former residence into a rental property. This happens most with folks over the age of 60 who are ready to retire and transition into a new life phase. That said, many young people are also asking themselves, am I better off renting…

In addition to taking care of required maintenance, smart landlords are always looking for ways to upgrade their rental properties. Why? When you upgrade your property, you’re increasing your rental value and putting yourself in a better position to attract a higher quality tenant. Here are a few upgrades you should consider doing this year.…

I’m often asked the best ways to find investment properties for sale. In today’s tight real estate market, that can be a real challenge. Let’s explore the various ways to find rental real estate for sale in 2021. The number one way to find investment properties for sale is by networking. You may not be…

Did you write down your predictions for 2020 a year ago? If you did, no doubt your prognostications were rather timid as compared to what actually happened to us. No one could have predicted the COVID pandemic, or George Floyd, or widespread social unrest, or that we would deliberately create a flash economic depression to…

2021 is right around the corner. Are you celebrating New Year’s Eve this year? Parties will be in short supply, given the pandemic restrictions. But we can still smile a little… Here are the Top Ten New Year’s Quotes and Captions for the Realist from scarrymommy.com: Welcome, 2021! Here’s hoping you can’t be worse than…

As we approach the end of the year, it’s a natural time to take stock of where we’ve been and where we are headed. I don’t know too many people who are sorry to see 2020 go. But has 2020 been a disaster for single-family residential landlords? If you’ve been reading my blog articles, you…

As we roll into the last month of 2020, landlords are uncertain about the status of the national eviction moratorium put in place by the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) earlier in the year and subsequent state measures ordered by Governor Cuomo in Albany. As of today, December 5th, both the national CDC ordered ban…

Most of my blog articles are written to a seasoned landlord audience, but I know that there are folks out there who are considering purchasing a residential rental property for the first time. This week, I want to spend a few minutes addressing the most important questions people have when they are considering becoming a…

When is the last time you watched a movie and saw a landlord depicted as a caring, helpful person who not only provided a roof over someone’s head at a reasonable price but also made sure the rental house or apartment was properly maintained? Hard to find those characters in film or on TV. Instead,…