New Home-Building Trends If you are a real estate investor looking to step up your rental property game, it’s essential to recognize new home-building trends. Like how fashion trends change, home design trends change too, just a little less drastically. These days, homes are built and designed much differently than ten years ago. For example, […]
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A Property Investor’s Guide to End of Year Tax Planning The endless amount of tasks associated with end-of-year tax planning can be challenging for rental investors. Therefore, we recommend hiring a property management company to assist with tax filing. That said, whether you hire a professional company or file your taxes yourself, you’ll want to […]
For rental property owners, maximizing your investment is the goal. Sometimes, this involves remodeling, upgrades, or even home additions. For example, one common question investors have – “is it worth it to add a finished basement to a rental?” While this is one upgrade with excellent ROI potential, the cost can sometimes be out of […]
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Top 5 Northern Virginia Neighborhoods for Commuters
Although we have experienced numerous challenges within the rental market over the past year, Northern Virginia remains a popular place to live. Many people throughout Northern Virginia neighborhoods commute to the United States capital regularly, whether for business or just sightseeing. Since Washington D.C. is such a popular place, people tend to rent homes in […]
Although real estate is known for being a stable and overall profitable market in the United States, the past few years have been unusual due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Because of this, we saw some significant changes in inventory and property prices across the country. However, now that we are approaching a new year, investors […]
When renting an apartment or home, many things require you to work with your landlord—for example, paying rent each month, submitting maintenance requests, and taking care of emergency issues that arise within your rental. Unfortunately, if you are dealing with a bad landlord, it can make these things extremely difficult to do. That said, if […]
Real estate markets across the country, including Washington DC, have seen drastic changes throughout the COVID pandemic. As housing prices soared out of reach, individuals turned to the rental market to fill the gap. As a result, some areas saw significant vacancy spikes after financially impacted renters fled the cities. However, Washington DC continues to […]
Tobacco, e-cigarettes, and now, recreational and medical marijuana are all things landlords need to address when adopting rental smoking policies in their investment properties. While keeping tenants happy is a priority, so is the health and well-being of other tenants as well as the property itself. That said, smokers are not protected under the Fair […]
Nowadays, most tenants and landlords have heard of renters insurance, but how many understand why it is vital to the industry? Renters insurance is easy to get, cost-effective, and integral to protecting a tenant’s personal property as well as against certain types of liability. More and more, landlords realize the benefits to both sides and […]
While it should go without saying that no individual or family should become a victim of housing discrimination – it can and does happen. As a landlord, housing discrimination claims can have devastating legal and financial consequences. Therefore, understanding the origins and rules of the Fair Housing Act is necessary. These federal fair housing laws […]