The difference between having an exceptional tenant and a terrible tenant that's the talk of landlord discussion boards the world over is your screening process. A great tenant brings you peace of mind knowing the rent will be paid, and your rental home will be respected. On the other hand, a...

It's so easy for a situation to go south: in a perfect world, the relationship between landlords and tenants would always be smooth sailing. Sadly, every investor who has built up a portfolio of properties knows that's not always the case.

For any number of reasons, tensions may spring up that...

Even with the most efficient property management company in Charleston, landlords will have to deal with vacancy and turnover—this is an even greater truism when you face vacancy alone. An empty investment property can be a scary concept, but working with seasoned property management...

Generating passive income is a primary goal of investing in rental homes. To maximize profit, some homeowners may forgo a professional property management company in Charleston and manage their homes by themselves.

Acting as a DIY landlord can be a mistake—especially for novice landlords. Errors...

One of the perks of being an investment landlord is generating passive income. Reinvesting this passive income helps build a real estate investment portfolio and in turn, creates even more income.

An experienced property management company in Mount Pleasant can help advise and guide you through...

If you're thinking of getting into the rental property business, it can be hard to know if you have your eye on a suitable property or not. Even if you've been a landlord for a while, it's not always easy to know a good investment versus a bad one. 

The wrong investment property can be more...

The decision to sell or rent can quickly get Shakespearean: “To rent or not to rent, that is the question.” For many folks, the issue is not a question at all: even if you sell a home for a take-home profit of $100,000, you would still be over $15,000 richer in five years if you rented it out...

As a group, millennials are moving away from homeownership and towards renting. The amount of people under the age of 35 who own a home recently dropped 20%, and that same group saw an increase in renters by a factor of 4.1% between 2009 and 2017. While some joke that millennials are all living...

With the popularity of policies that ban pets from rental homes in Charleston, you may be surprised that 72% of renters own pets. By banning all basset hounds, Bengals, and Balinese, you are automatically either eliminating 72% of your potential market or forcing renters to choose between your...

Do you know how to repair a damaged wall in your rental property? When it comes to the upkeep for your investment home, landlords have to handle tasks like these more often than you think!

Some landlords are handy with tools and DIY "know-how." They can handle small maintenance problems that...