The real deal on hiring contractors We have been renovating properties for close to 20 years. We have used the same contractors for several projects, we have had to let some go, some moved away, some did crappy work, so we did not rehire. We have hired people for...
Move in, move out inspection process Inspection All property managers and landlords should use a move in / move out inspection report. It is another piece of the landlord and tenant communication puzzle. In Nova Scotia and several other provinces and states you...
What type of lease should you use? The lease. This is the most important document that the landlord / property manager and the tenant have. It needs to be taken seriously, Shelly and I have often compared it to a marriage or a loan (please see our post on how to do a...
Our first rental open house When it comes to renting homes, Shelly and I are always trying to come up with new ways to efficiently show places to potential tenants. We recently tried a new idea for us, a rental open house. I do realize that an open house is not a new...
Should you allow your tenants to paint? This is a subject we get asked about a lot. We often get asked by new tenants if they can paint, we also have landlords and property managers asking what we do. This topic has to be addressed every time we have a tenant...
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