Welcome Spring has sprung, the sun is shining and flowers are blooming. Spring is also tax season, so now is a good time to evaluate your financial and operational processes and assess how you can improve your systems and protect yourselves from common rental property pitfalls. In this issue of RENT, we address these pitfalls, including how to avoid housing scams, nightmare tenants, overpaying taxes, IRS reporting mistakes, and failing 1031 Exchanges. We also discuss the subject of rent increases and fair housing violations. Property management issues can also affect your bottom line. Be prepared for the California Balcony Law and its fines for non-compliance. Learn about rising utility costs that can affect your NOI and also how hiring the wrong contractors can end up costing you thousands of dollars. In this jam-packed issue, we tell you how to avoid landlord-tenant issues that often end up in court and how to improve property-wide Wi-Fi and increase traffic to your website. We top it off with reviews of some noteworthy real estate-themed books. Thank you for reading RENT. We always enjoy your feedback.
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TENANTS FROM HELL – 7 TRUE STORIES TO LEARN FROM
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM TENANTS FROM HELL 2 SECRETS TO ACCELERATING WEALTH CREATION THROUGH REAL ESTATE INVESTING: HOW TECHNOLOGY AND TAX DEDUCTIONS IMPROVE RESULTS, PART 1
$500/DAY FINE COMING FOR NON-COMPLIANT LANDLORDS
SCAM-PROOF YOUR ASSETS: THE RISE OF BANK AND REAL ESTATE SCAMS
AAOA’S RECOMMENDED SPRING READS FOR SMART INVESTORS
THE WHITE HOUSE VS. REAL ESTATE TAX BENEFITS [OPINION]
NEGLECTING INTERNET ACCESS AND CYBERSECURITY FOR TENANTS COULD COST LANDLORDS BIG HOW TO SUCCEED AT DRIVING QUALIFIED TRAFFIC TO YOUR PROPERTY’S WEBSITE WITH A LEAN TEAM AND A TIGHT BUDGET UNCHECKED CONTRACTORS: UNDERSTANDING THE HAZARDS OF HIRING HOW TO PREVENT 3 COMMON LANDLORD/TENANT ISSUES THAT OFTEN END UP IN COURT
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