Do you have a wonderful tenant who you would love to sell your house to, but you know the tenant does not have the down payment?  Even though they make great income, this tenant would likely not qualify for a first-time home loan.  As a landlord, is there a way the tenant can buy the home from you and defer some taxes?  There is a way!  Frank Rohde of Ownify joins me today and explains fractional home ownership for first-time home buyers, all while helping landlords defer paying some taxes. ? COME SAY HI! Visit my website: https://www.mylifeasalandlord.com/ Join the Facebo ..read more

In real estate investment, you are as strong as the team supporting you.   In this episode, we support the supporters!  What is an advisor and why do you need one?  What do you mean by advisors - who are these people and what value will they bring to me?  Is the relationship with my current advisor(s) working?  If not, how do I replace them?  This podcast is about making sure you have the right team members on your team!   ? COME SAY HI! Visit my website: https://www.mylifeasalandlord.com/ Join the Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/g ..read more

Tenant screening can be one of the scariest parts of managing rentals.  Screening tenants who have never been tenants before can be even more scary and confusing!  How do you include a co-signer?  In today's show we discuss an overview of the tenant qualification process for a first-time tenant, and how to include a local, responsible co-signer.  We also delve into how to utilize credit checks for potential tenants in both the US and Canada.   ? COME SAY HI! Visit my website: https://www.mylifeasalandlord.com/ Join the Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com ..read more

One of the most difficult tasks as a real estate developer is finding the right contractor to support the work you need to do. So where do you start?  How do you find these contractors?  How do you screen them?  How does your specific scope of work help find them?  We discuss how to make sure your contractors are credible; also we help make sure that all items are in writing.  If it's not written down, it didn't happen.  We also talk about following a pay schedule, which is also in the written contract, to ensure you don't overpay your contractor. ? COME SAY ..read more

I love folks who are resourceful!  On today's show we talk about solution thinking as we update the fire situation on Maui, discuss the non-profits on Maui, and all about the Realtor's Association of Maui.  Guest and incoming President to RAM Lynette Pendergast compare notes about FEMA and resourcefulness in recovering from the devastating Maui wildfires. ? COME SAY HI! Visit my website: https://www.mylifeasalandlord.com/ Join the Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mylifeasalandlord ☕️ CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST Website: Maui Real Estate Email: lynette@equityo ..read more

As a tenant, it is very healthy and normal to see maintenance occurring at your property.  It shows that the landlord cares about your home, its safe upkeep and longevity.  In this week's episode, we discuss the difference between a trouble call and maintenance, the timing of periodic maintenance you should be seeing and how the weather can impact that maintenance.  If you are a landlord, we also help you develop or improve your annual maintenance program! ? COME SAY HI! Visit my website: ⁠https://www.mylifeasalandlord.com/⁠ Join the Facebook community: ⁠https://www.facebo ..read more

Are you a boomer with your first rental?  Or what about a 20 something with many businesses?  In housing, does biological age really matter?  On today's show, I have a millennial guest who operates several businesses, both residential and commercial housing, and is an experienced landlord.  Kyle Johnson tells us about his awkward conversations when his tenants are older than he is, lessons learned about first-time real estate buyers and bigger lessons with bigger price tags, all while running a T-shirt screen printing business in Powell River, British Columbia.  Join ..read more

As a landlord, at some point you will have to advertise!  Today's episode is how to advertise your US or Canadian rental unit without discrimination.  Looking at both sides of the border, we discuss specific wording in your advertising, what happens if you do discriminate in your ads (and how would you know), and how to avoid discrimination in your advertisements.  There are FIVE resources on the website for today's episode, all to help keep you out of discrimination trouble.   ? COME SAY HI! Visit my website: https://www.mylifeasalandlord.com/ Join the Facebook commun ..read more

So who IS this lady?  Why on earth is she talking about all these topics?  Well - in this podcast extra you learn all about WHY I have FIVE podcast buckets, and WHY I have so many degrees.  You will learn that it is our life passion to create communities, and how I *must* teach each and every day.  This is a peek behind the curtain about who Dr. Jen is, and why she created this podcast!  Welcome to it!  ? COME SAY HI! Visit my website: https://www.mylifeasalandlord.com/ Join the Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mylifeasalandlord ? LEVEL UP ..read more

Two of the most stressful times in a landlord's life:  getting the right tenant IN and the wrong tenant OUT.  Today's episode is all about getting the right tenant in!  Packed with resources, today we review just a bit of the tenant screening process.  I reveal the potential tenant screening checklist as well as HOW to have the conversation with a former landlord or character reference.  I have also thrown in a BONUS resource you will have to listen to find out! Today is about sharing the ART of Reference Checking! ? COME SAY HI! Visit my website: https://w ..read more