4 steps you should never skip when screening potential tenants

A landlord’s worst nightmare is a tenant that he or she has to evict; it’s a costly and drawn out process with limited upside. Troublesome tenants are a headache best avoided, and the easiest way to do that is to key in on the most important steps of your tenant screening process.

Troublesome tenants are a headache best avoided.

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Once you have a well thought-out process set up, you’ll be able to streamline it and save time without compromising the quality of the tenants that you accept into your rental property.
1. Put everything in writing


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Fed's Announce in December

Tragic world events often lower our interest rates. Today was no exception. Don't expect a lasting drop, however. Bond traders are expecting a rate increase in December and we'll have a bumpy ride in rates until the Fed makes a decision in December. If you are thinking of financing, it's more important than ever to have a lender with up to the minute rate updates - it can save you hundreds of dollars.


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TRID! In a Nutshell

Tips for Sellilng Your Home this Winter!

Selling Your Home This Winter? You Can Still Make Your Yard Pop

Selling your home in the winter is hard enough without snow.
Add some frozen tundra or gray-brown slush, and you might be tempted to put that “For Sale” sign away until spring, when budding flowers and lush lawns entice buyers on their own. But waiting isn’t an option for everyone. If a job transfer or family circumstances have you on a tight timeline, you might be stuck trudging through the wintertime sell.
Don’t lose hope—winter can be a fabulous time to sell if you know how to capitalize on the market. High on the priority list: Know how to make your home stand out from all those other sad, cold houses on the block.
Winter landscaping is far from an oxymoron—it’s a necessity. Here are some easy solutions to improve the appearance of your snow-covered yard this winter.

Put in the work

Before you throw up your hands and call it a lost cause, remember this: To achieve a winter wonderland of a yard, the most important ingredient is some good old-fashioned sweat equity.
“Simple yard maintenance can go a long way,” says Steve Firlit, president of Firlit Landscape Design in Rochester, NY.
If the leaves are still falling, get out your rake; if it’s winter, make sure to neatly shovel your sidewalks, porch, and driveway. And don’t neglect your bushes and shrubs during the cold months—pruning them occasionally gives the landscape a “tidier, neater look,” Firlit says.
“If you’re making the effort to sell the house, put in a little bit of elbow grease,” he says. “You want to show off your landscaping on the front of the house.”

Dress up your garden beds

Your beds may not be filled with flowers, but that doesn’t mean they should look dreary. While adding mulch won’t help plants grow when the ground is frozen, it will give your garden a visual makeover and help you catch a buyer’s eye.
Firlit recommends re-edging your garden beds and giving them a light coating of mulch, covering up dead material and making the landscaping pop.
“It gives the appearance that the planting beds are kept up and neat-looking,” he says. “That goes a long way.”


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An old-school tactic to take your real estate game to the next level

You had everything set up perfectly. Light music played throughout the house and trays of hors d’oeuvres were set strategically next to chilled bottles of white wine to compliment the occasion.

The ad listings you put up online were thoughtful and succinct. But at the end of the day, no one showed up. No leads on the sale, and now you’ve just got a lot of nice cheese in your fridge. You ask yourself: What happened here?
Chances are if you’ve sold homes before, this has happened to you at least once.
Even if the housing market you’re trying to sell in is pretty hot, getting the word out about a property can be tough. Listing websites can get cluttered with dozens of listings in a neighborhood — many of which are paid promotions — and unless your house stands out, it can easily get lost in the fuss.


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