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.  

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I love having guests on the show!  They expand my thinking and make my mind stretch.  I also love guesting on other peoples’ shows, making them think, and hopefully, making their mind stretch too.  On today’s show, I am the guest on the BID Academy Podcast, where Alex Thoric and talk about real estate mistakes.  In fact, we talk about the #1 mistake new real estate investors make, and how to avoid it.  I hope I stretch your mind!

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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.

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Every day is a difference in how you spend your time.  Some people spend their time at their job, earning the wage that then gets reported on a pay check and depending on where you are, either gets reported on a W-2 in the US, a T-4 in Canada, or another instrument documenting how much money you’ve earned with your time spent.  Limited moves and limited outcomes with a J-O-B.  This is what many equate to playing checkers:  limited moves and limited outcomes.  Then there are chess players; chess has many pieces that have different moves, with over five million outcomes.  In today’s episode, I explore the game of checkers versus chess, the players in those two games:  tenants, landlords and developers, and then depending on which one you are, we talk about how each one would react in rental markets and other worldly events.  I also offer options for growing and getting out of whatever game you are playing or role you are fielding.  That and more!

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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 me in learning from this seasoned landlord!  

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Someone once said something along the lines of “if your goals don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.”  Well, consider us scared.  In 2025, Mike and I travelled to New Zealand and achieved one of the most amazing bucket list items a big game hunter could dream:  a red stag with a bow.  But now what?  What happens AFTER you check an item off the bucket list?  Other than for the majesty of having bucket list items that may never be achieved, why should you have a bucket list?  And what is the NEXT bit of the bucket list for Mike and Jen?  Today’s episode will answer those for you!

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Wendy Myers, the Landlady, is back on the show!  As one of the most savvy landladies around, Wendy gives us the run down of Section 8 housing, how rent increases are a must, and the growing frustrations about insurance costs and coverages.  Join me and Wendy as we tackle more rental issues!  

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The numbers still matter.  They ALWAYS matter.  So you MUST know your numbers.  In today’s episode, I am nerding out on the US report from Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University from January 2025.  Specifically, I am going to review the Household and New Housing Demand for housing projections for the next two decades including:  less demand overall, population shrinkage, demand for different layouts, many generations under one roof, and more!  As a listener of this podcast, it’s important to know if the product you are supplying for the next 20 years is what the buying customers want (or not)….  Join me in today’s episode in nerding out.  

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Inflation and interest rates and elections OH MY!  Hear from one of the most savvy financial advisors in the US, David Pickler.  In today's episode he talks about the economic juggling act in motion, the exponential change that has led us to the fourth industrial revolution, and the biggest problems of the next generation.  Join us for a wealth of economic knowledge!

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My husband has been a big game hunter in British Columbia and Hawaii for decades.  We eat what he kills.  For as long as I’ve known Mike, he has always wanted to hunt for New Zealand red stag with his bow.  We have checked that box.  Today’s episode is all about the location where this incredible hunt took place.  Gary Herbert’s New Zealand Mountain Hunt, at South Island, New Zealand, was a once in a lifetime event.  His lodge staff, guides, and his incredible property are all part of the memory big game hunters like Mike drool over.  For me, it wasn’t about the location or the animals or the food – all of which were amazing – it was about supporting Mike in achieving a bucket list item.  Join me as I walk you around the hunting lodge and talk to you about this incredible experience. 

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