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

The typical wealth advisor is likely a checkers player who is likely going to help you play checkers.  What is the game of checkers you ask?  According to my guest today, checkers is working and savi…

As a tenant, how do you know all the info your landlord collects is kept private?  What do they do with all that information?  What if there is a privacy breach and my info is compromised?  In today'…

Today's episode is a bit different.  I am interviewing a landlord with one rental from British Columbia, who just had a nightmare tenant.  Very quickly things went sideways, resulting in warning lett…

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 w…

AI seems to be everywhere in our world:  chat bots on websites, transcription programs on zoom calls, and likely places that we don't even realize.  But where is AI in real estate?  OR, where COULD A…

At some point in a landlord's life, you WILL need to renovate (sorry for the bad news, but it's true).  BUT, that cost to renovate can vary wildly, depending on where your rental is!  Today's "Other"…

One of the great privileges of having a podcast about real estate is supporting other podcasts about real estate.  In today's show, I am on the podcast called Agents Building Cashflow.  We talk about…

What is normal wear and tear you ask?  How do you know what will be charged to you when you depart a unit?  What is considered willful damage and where is there a gray area?  In today's episode we go…

Housing is housing, right?  Having a long-term tenant can't be THAT different than having a short-term guest, right?  ....wrong.  My guest today has both long- and short-term occupants, and we discus…

Canadian insurance expert Scott Cameron attacks the hard questions about landlord and tenant rental coverages. What about when a rental comes with a pool, or a tenant wants to add a dog? Scott expand…

If you are doing any kind of improvement work at one of your properties, there is a chance you need a permit.  The larger the improvement, the bigger the chance you need a permit.  But what kind of p…

Join me in this "other" Salisbury adventure, where I get to introduce you to our Canadian home named Powell River.  This cultural gem is geographically unique, on the ocean but with fresh water lakes…

The notion of having even one rental to self-manage can turn folks off completely.  But what if you have a portfolio of rentals you self-manage without your physical presence?  Then what?  In today's…

Any time of transition can be scary as a tenant, especially when your landlord changes.  In today's episode, we dial down the panic and stress when a landlord changes by understanding WHY a landlord …

The 2024 US Election was a WILD RIDE!  With voters using their pocket book to decide a second Trump White House, what about the rest of the economy?  In today's episode I welcome back Financial Advis…

As a landlord, how do you decide how which to do:  a short term versus a long term rental? 

In today's episode I interview business strategist and long time landlord Dan Dyble, asking what landlords…

Today's Episode I am a guest on the Real Estate Reserve Podcast! Happy Listening!

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With our US rentals on Maui, we were fortunate to have skirted the recent wildfires.  BUT, we are also general contractors and as a family, we create community.  The global outreach in response to th…

Have you ever lived at a place where the neighbors knew every story about everyone who had lived in the whole community?  Have you lived in a place so long that YOU knew the history of the folks in t…

Today's tenant-perspective episode focuses on HOW to get ahead in places that have waitlists as long as your arm, and never call you back.  What can you DO to up your chances at getting one of these …