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The United States holds 2.2 million people in its prisons, and every year, some 650,000 of them are released. If they are to re-enter society as productive, law-abiding citizens, they often need mental health or drug treatment, education, training, health care, jobs — and, of course, they all need housing. Those without a decent roof over their heads are obviously less likely to make a successful transition. Yet affordable housing is often scarce, and a past criminal conviction is often a serious barrier to a skeptical landlord. Mindful of that, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued new guidelines on Monday, restricting landlords’ ability to take into account... Read more
Asking and effective rents in the first quarter of 2016 continued to grow even as more than 200,000 new apartment units have come on line in the past year. The U.S....
(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is warning landlords they could face discrimination charges for turning down prospective tenants...
Whether you invest in rental property full-time or just rent out your extra bedroom on occasion, you need more protection than a standard homeowners policy can provide....
It’s clear that the housing market has heated up, with a lack of inventory for sale pushing up prices and making conditions tough for would-be home buyers. But as...
Many people choose not to rent out their property here in Seward because they are scared about getting a bad renter. In our line of work as property managers, we have heard several of these horror stories. Often, if the landlord had just followed through with these three steps, they would have had a completely different and positive rental experience. Run a Background Check Click here to run a background check for $19.95 One of the most important things you can do when choosing a renter is to follow through with running a background check. You would be surprised what people don’t tell you up front, and what they assume that you won’t find. A background check should at a minimum... Read more
A new report put out by RealtyTrac, a source for comprehensive housing data, released its first quarter 2016 Single Family Rental Market Report, showing the best and...
Could changes to the Ellis Act be on the way? Under the terms of the 1985 Ellis Act, property owners may evict all of their rent-controlled tenants with only four...
Location, location, location. Three small words that can transform your property investment decision, says Belvoir. Belvoir Aberdeen’s advice for helping to decide the...
When it comes to real estate clichés, “Location, location, location” has all other contenders (including “Not a drive-by!”; “Cash is king!”; “Is that your...
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