HARP Offers Help for Struggling Landlords

Programs offering assistance to struggling homeowners in the aftermath of the housing collapse have focused mainly on residential homeowners needing help to make mortgage payments and keep their homes out of foreclosure. But it’s less well known that investors can...

Rate Your Landlord? Tenants Take Control

It’s a given that potential renters can expect some scrutiny from landlords taking tenant applications. Credit histories, references from previous landlords and other information become fair game in the quest to find reliable, solvent, non-destructive tenants for an...

Refinance Your Rental Property?

With interest rates staying low and lenders rolling out new refinancing plans to court anxious homeowners, is this a good time for investors to refinance rental property too? Although most new incentives for refinancing are directed at residential homeowners,...