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Steal My Strategy for Raising the Rent

I already know you're not going to like this, but I’m saying it anyway: stop hiring your tenants to do work on the homes they live in. And I’m not just tossing opinions here—I clean up the mess this causes every single day. This move is one of the most commo...

Buy and hold isn't for the faint of heart, but the returns reward your bravery! It is so inspiring to see how even modest real estate portfolios can create so much freedom and opportunity for families to build up the future generations.

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Do You Have to Allow Pets in Your Rental Property? (No—But You’d Be Dumb Not to Consider It) Do you have to allow pets in your rental property? The short answer is no. But if that’s the only answer you’re working with, you’re missing the point.Pets v...

The Top 3 Mistakes Real Estate Investors Make (And How to Not Be That Investor) I’ve worked with hundreds of real estate investors. Some were absolute rockstars. Others… well, they had more hustle than sense. And after seeing the same trainwrecks happen over and over...

For leinable utilities (like water and sewer usually is in our area) you should be billing the expense back to the tenant and not having them pay directly. Watch the video to learn more. Comment: Let me know what you want to know about utlility management strategies. I am happy t...

"I am all in favor of making it more expedient to remove a squatter,” Ruelens said. “Protecting private property owner rights and having the government protect us is what makes us America." Broker/Owner of One Focus PM, Jen Ruelens, was asked for her input o...

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