Category Archives: Renting

Articles on being a landlord and operating a rental property business.

Unrealized vs Realized Gain

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Bernie

Followers of this blog know that we mostly discuss practical matters involving owning and operating residential real estate in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton areas in north Texas. While content in this blog could be relevant anywhere, when we get … Continue reading →

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Flipping vs Renting – The Math

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Bernie

This blog is about owning and operating rental properties in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton metroplex. If you are new to this blog, read “Get a Mentor” and “Getting Started” and you can follow the posts from there. Often the … Continue reading →

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Rent to Own

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Bernie

In these posts we discuss owning and operating single family rental property in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton area. Mostly we discuss specifics about how to buy, how to rehab, how to find good contractors, how to market, how to … Continue reading →

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The Rental Business: Move-out Process

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Bernie

When you screen tenants as we teach you in this blog, your odds of having a successful lease term with your tenant and a profitable business is very high. As you approach the end of the lease term, you need … Continue reading →

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The Rental Business: Processing a Lease Application

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Bernie

In the last post we talked about showing your house and collecting the application. Now, we’ll talk about how to process the application. After you have arrived at your qualification criteria for your tenants,  create an “Application Instructions” document and … Continue reading →

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