RentPrep For Landlords

Manhattan apartment sales haven’t seen this kind of plunge in nearly 30 years. The struggle to find buyers in today’s commercial real estate market is real as buyers sit on their hands and wait out the storm.

For current landlords, the question of, “do I show a property with a tenant currently living in it because I need a new tenant next month?” remains. With COVID-19, showing properties has been one of the major concerns for landlords around the world.

In this latest episode, Andrew Schultz chats about all of the above including what to do with tenant’s belongings after they vacate the premise, what to look for in a property manager, and how to deal with cash rent payments.

It has been a long and treacherous road for landlords. From evictions to past due mortgage payments, COVID-19 has had quite an impact on the rental industry. The latest news to hit the market includes new forbearance options for landlords to help them retain their properties.

For NYS landlords, the Tenant Safe Harbor act is passed, heavily impacting the already existing argument around eviction moratoriums. With the new act in place, a court cannot use unpaid rent (accrued during COVID-19) as the basis for a non-payment eviction of a tenant who couldn’t pay rent.

A wave of evictions is sweeping across the United States as state eviction moratoriums are steadily being lifted. Will landlords be able to make up for lost rent and what will the future of renting look like?

Facebook has recently changed their ad platform to make it difficult for landlords to discriminate in ads on the platform, Boston is proposing a new rule for landlords and you might have money sitting on the roof of your rental.

Small town searches (under 50,000 population) are up 71% on Redfin. The crazy part is that’s the least significant number on where trends are heading...

COVID-19 and protests have created a shelter in place and curfews in huge cities. With the sudden ability to work remotely many employees are skipping town...

We’re looking at the housing markets and availability of service contractors to keep up with the demand.

Can adding Big Foot to your rental property listings help you fill a vacancy faster? Let’s dig into the data and learn more.

In the last economic crisis, Wall Street moved in when real estate prices were low and gobbled up a lot of the rental market. Will the same thing happen with COVID-19?

Airbnb has been hit extremely hard by COVID-19 along with the hosts that rely on the platform for bookings. In this week’s podcast we deep dive into the world of short term rentals during a pandemic.