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How to be a great landlord to your tenants

Maintaining a harmonious relationship with your renters doesn't have to be stressful or overly complicated. In this article, we're sharing several tips on how to be a great landlord and the various tools you can employ to make your life as a landlord headache-free.

RentSpree Staff
Landlord

Guide to standard rental application forms

With a thorough rental application, agents can ensure every prospective tenant is who they say they are and protect their landlord client from bad actors. In this guide, we'll go over the information agents should ask from applicants and explain what agents need to look for (and how to interpret) on a rental application.

RentSpree Staff
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Landlord

Rental application process 101

In this article, we'll go over the various parts of the rental application process including what the application is, why you can't afford to ignore an application, and what you can expect in the subsequent chapters of this guide.

RentSpree Staff

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Landlord

11 Reasons to Adopt Electronic Rent Payment

You may think of electronic rent payment platforms as a favor you’re providing to your renters. In fact, however, it’s also a gift you can give yourself, providing you with more time and convenience and increased on-time rent payments. Here you’ll find 11 reasons that providing an electronic payment system is a good idea for you and for your renters.

Christy Murdock
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Landlord

Online Rent Collection Do's and Don'ts

There was a time when tenants were expected to drop everything and pay rent with a paper check to the landlord or property manager via snail mail or personal delivery. Now, however, with a wide variety of online rent collection platforms, you have the ability to give your tenants a range of options for convenient, on-time rent payment. Find out how to get your tenants up to speed on their payment possibilities.

Christy Murdock
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Landlord

8 Rent Payment Options for Tenants

As a landlord or rental agent, you need to ensure that the rent is not only paid but paid on time. How can you ensure on-time payments while offering value-added options for your tenants? Here you’ll find eight different collection solutions so that you can facilitate prompt rent payments and communicate your tenants’ options for how to pay rent.

Christy Murdock
Author
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Agent

What is the Best Site to Get a Free Credit Report?

Whether you’re pulling a credit report for your own use or have a potential tenant who wants a better understanding of their financial record, everyone is entitled to a free annual credit report. There are many services that offer access to these important financial records. Find out which is the best site for a free credit report and how to obtain the information you need.

Christy Murdock
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Landlord

What Should Be Included in a Lease Agreement?

There are many details that need to be included in a lease agreement in order to offset disagreements or discrepancies during the lease term. Find out what should be included in a lease agreement as well as what details are specific to the California standard lease agreement. In addition, you’ll find out what to do if there are changes or additions that come up after everyone has signed on the dotted line.

Christy Murdock
Author
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Agent

How to Create an Electronic Signature

Gone are the days when you had to run all over town to collect signatures and initials for a rental application or lease agreement. Technology provides a user-friendly solution in the form of e-signing or electronic signatures. Here you’ll learn how to create an electronic signature and what types of rules apply to this useful tech upgrade.

Christy Murdock
Author
Landlord

The best landlord insurance and the best renters insurance

Landlords have a vested interest in ensuring that the property they own is protected and that they themselves have sufficient coverage for loss and liability. Similarly, renters should be mindful of coverage for loss or damage to their personal property as well as their own personal liability in the event of an accident. Finding the best landlord insurance and the best renters insurance, then, ensures that each stakeholder is properly protected and enjoys greater peace of mind.

Christy Murdock
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Agent

Comparing an Electronic Signature vs. a Digital Signature

Many people use the words electronic and digital signature interchangeably, but they’re actually distinctly different technical tools. Understand the difference between electronic signature vs. digital signature and find out how a platform that supports electronic signatures can simplify your rental application and lease agreement process.

Christy Murdock
Author
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Landlord

How Much Should I Charge For Rent? 6 Key Factors to Consider

Part of setting a rental rate requires you to thread the needle between profitability and renter demand in your market. “How much should I charge for rent” is probably a question you ask yourself often, especially during market shifts and times of economic uncertainty. We’ve put together a list of six key factors to help you make your decision along with information about ways our rent estimate tool can help you price with confidence.

RentSpree Staff