Rentometer Blog

Most part-time landlords work a full-time job and manage their rental property on the side. If you're fortunate, you can balance these responsibilities most of the time. As you acquire more properties, however, that balance becomes harder to maintain. Here are 7 steps to help you move from a part-time to a full-time landlord.

You need to understand the healthy boundaries and obligations of a tenant-landlord relationship. Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done. The lines between the landlord and the renter often become blurry, and depending on the type of tenant; you might be forced to draw hard lines in the sand. Here are 5 tips for maintaining a healthy tenant-landlord relationship.

The popularity of Smart thermostats can’t be explained any better by the huge market that is expected to hit the $6bn mark by 2020. But a lot of people are still asking, is a Smart thermostat a worthy investment? Can it increase the value of your home?

The subject of this week’s QuickView is a snapshot of rent average rents in Miami, FL.  Based upon our analysis, the year over year rents in Miami is up from last year.

The subject of this week’s QuickView is a snapshot of average rents in Portland, OR. Based on our analysis, the year-over-year rents in Portland are stable from last year.

The subject of this week’s QuickView is a snapshot of rent average rents in Phoenix, AZ. Based upon our analysis, the year over year rents in Phoenix is increasing from last year.