My Life As A Landlord | Rentals, Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Tenants, Canada & US.

In today's episode, we explore part 2 of the 3 part series on animals.  Animals are a white hot subject for landlords, and let's explore the non-pet animals in a tenant's life.  Namely, the differenc…

In today's episode featuring "Other Salisbury Adventures" we will go through the lessons learned during the Salisbury's immigration nightmares over the years. 

With Mike as a Canadian, and Jen as an…

How many handshake deals have you seen go sideways?  Have you ever seen folks remember details differently? 

When you put pen to paper and write the details down, it is AMAZING how the details becom…

How do you do a deal using nothing but OPM (Other Peoples' Money)?

Wowza. 

This episode is a doozy, but it is one I get asked about quite often. 

What do you do if you are asset rich and/or cash poo…

Renting can be very confusing and some terms are interchanged (and they shouldn't be).  In today's episode, we review the most common terms a tenant can encounter in the renting world.  We define the…

As a landlord, animals are a very touchy subject! 

Some pets are not appropriate for certain properties, and sometimes the animals are not pets at all!  In this episode we define what a "pet" is, ho…

As a midshipman attending the United States Naval Academy, I had a chance encounter with some incredible people with an incredible past.

They taught me about listening, thinking and staying humble t…

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 - w…

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 s…

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…

The number one MOST IMPORTANT thing you can do as a landlord:  SCREEN your tenants! Set you and them up for success! 

Make sure your tenancy screening requirements are posted or published, including…

Aloha!  Welcome to Living on Maui!  On this podcast, we explore the latest Salisbury adventure, about living on Maui.  Wonder what it's like to live in the middle of the Pacific?  It has its scenery …

That word "credit" is everywhere.  "Credit card".  "On Owner Approved Credit".  Well what the heck IS "credit" anyway?  Did you know that there is a different type of credit between your personal cre…

In real estate development, as in life, the only constant is change.  There are *so* many challenging and confusing layers of what rules apply and to where.  Nearly all of the rules in real estate de…

Calling all tenants!  You need to do your homework!  In this day in age, housing is so tight that usually tenants are thrilled to get ANY type of housing. 

BUT, as a tenant, have you ever thought ab…

After my first podcast as a landlord, the number one question I got was "how exactly do you not chase people for money?" 

In this podcast, we talk about how to set yourself to NOT chase folks for mo…

Whenever you start out on an adventure, you never know what you are going to get, BUT you know a good story will always result.  Maybe you ran into someone you grew up with thousands of miles away.  

An investor is just that - someone who puts money into something with gaining more money out of it.

A real estate investor uses property and housing to grow their wealth in the form of equity and/or…

In this episode of My Life As a Landlord, we depart from traditional landlord and tenant questions.  We engage in the "rules" of real estate developing.  

We also answer the question:  what is the di…