vacanies

When a landlord is faced with a vacancy, the first thing on their mind is generally filling the apartment as quickly as possible. Cleaning the unit, making improvements, getting an occupancy permit and finding a new tenant can all be pretty time consuming. So when a visit to a newly vacated apartment reveals a stack of the former tenant's unread mail in the foyer, it can be a bit of an annoyance....

Despite the gloom and doom touted by the media, right now is a great time to be a landlord or real estate investor. You're going to have a tough time if you're trying to sell, but the current buyers market is opening up some real deals. But this fact is by no means a secret. What seems to be less recognized is how much our local rental market is improving in response to these current market changes....