Tenant | Landlord
Rental property investments require cash, but much more valuable landlording skills
Given the current housing recovery, the investment segment’s price boosts, the still relatively low cost of investment rental homes and hot demand from housing consumers who can’t buy, investment rental deals should pencil out – in theory.
Vacation rental owners cashing in on Austin’s 2013 SXSW
The impending influx of South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival (SXSW) visitors will give the Austin, TX vacation home rental market a big boost this spring. An estimated
Looking for love in all the right places
If your journey for love is on its last legs and being on the make has been so unproductive that you're moved to leave town to hook up,
Tips for first-time landlords
You can't or don't want to sell your existing home. You can move to another home for less than the income you could get for renting your home.
NAR: The Digital House Hunt
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS - The National Association of Realtors, in conjunction with Google.com, recently released "The Digital House Hunt: Consumer and Market Trends in Real Estate" to
California Homeowner Bill of Rights effective Jan. 1, 2013
New consumer protections for California homeowners are effective Jan. 1 2013. The California Homeowner Bill of Rights (CHBR), extends key mortgage and foreclosure protections to California homeowners and
Infographic: How to rent your existing home to cover an underwater mortgage
Homeowners stuck with a mortgage larger than the value of their home, can cash in on rising rents by renting out their existing home to move up, down
Infographic: Buying a new home vs. a used home, a new home vs. renting
Consider purchasing a home and the choice between buying a newly built home or buying an existing home inevitably arises. In a potentially self-serving infographic, Schumacher Homes' data leans
Infographic: Renting three times as expensive as owning in many metros
It's easier to land a rental home than a mortgage to buy one, but monthly rent is three times as expensive as the monthly cost of home ownership
Too few homes, too many buyers stunting growth in Monterey County housing market
Scant inventories are driving up home prices in Monterey County's recovering housing market, as investors snatch up what's available and leave the leftovers to traditional home buyers. Still, with
Real estate investments struggle, fail without strong renters
Without great property management you won’t have great tenants. And great tenants are the key to a successful real estate investment. Rental property sales are ripe and on the
First-time real estate investment strategy
If you don't have prior experience investing in a rental property, you'll need to start by asking yourself a few key questions. JIM LOWENSTERN - With home ownership more
Multi-family boom poised to lead homeownership rebound
The American Dream of homeownership may be comatose, but it is not dead, and the wake-up call will come in the form of higher rents. DAVID SHULMAN, UCLA -
SF Bay Area ‘Rents Gone Wild’
It's obscene. The annual cost of rent in Silicon Valley has risen an average $9,000 over the past 18 months. Since January 2011, the nine county San Francisco Bay
Infographic: Mashup offers insight on landlord, tenant wants, needs, gripes, issues
What renters want. The most annoying rule in rental living. The most common complaint landlords hear. How likely you are to get evicted. There's no particular single theme to
Infographic: Rent-vs-buy decision more than the cost of housing
Rents are skyrocketing and if you are considering moving out from your parents home, moving over from homeownership or just changing rental housing, get a move on. Of the
SILVAR: Consumer alert on fraudulent rental advertisements
SILICON VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS - The Silicon Valley Association of Realtors (SILVAR), the local trade association representing over 4,000 members engaged in the real estate business on
San Jose outdoor smoking ban extended to patios, waiting lines, condo commons
NEIGHBORWEBSJ - This summer, smokers enjoying a cup of coffee or a cocktail at a restaurant outdoor patio will not legally be able to light up. Patio smoking will
Rents’ pedal to the metal
LAWRENCE YUN - By now most are aware of the rising rent phenomenon. Our survey indicated only a sliver of the market will see falling rents, with a vast
Do you really want your bank to be your landlord?
Remember way back when banks wanted to sell homes? It gave new meaning to "Be careful what you wish for." The conventional real estate industry was right to oppose it,


















