415: Landlord Best Practices, Hybrid Property Management, Tenant Selection, Eli Secor

What are some of the best practices landlords do to maximize their profits and enjoy more of life? Listen in as Jason welcomes Landlordgurus.com's Eli Secor to the show. Eli talks about the processes and practices that successful owners use in selecting, retaining, and managing tenants. He’ll address topics such as the application process, documents and lease signing, maintenance requests, and handling of the move-out and deposit refund process and so much more. Landlordguru's commitment is to provide expert advice on the complex and important residential property management issues faced by landlords and property managers. Landlordguru has over 30 years of combined experience in residential property ownership and management. In addition to sharing their own expertise and experiences, they call on specialists in fields including maintenance, laws and rules, tenant management, and more. Key Takeaways: 0:47 Welcome Eli Secor of LandlordGurus.com 2:00 A broad, general philosophy of tools and landlording 2:50 Some best practices, apps and recommendations over the years 5:24 Hire a professional 'real estate' photographer and videographer 6:55 Establishing rapport and screening potential tenants and video tours 8:11 Meeting the tenants- live and virtual 11:41 On-going management especially repairs 16:20 Benefits of belonging to the local renter housing association- from across the country 18:00 Maintaining the social pressure of a good tenant/landlord relationship 22:38 The hybrid approach to self-management 26:10 Calling references and some questions that need to be asked Mentioned: Avail.co Landlord software Payrent.com Collect rent online Hemlane.com Property Management software Yelp Thumbtack TaskRabbit Angi.com (formerly Angie's List) Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI Instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ Linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/ Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit: https://www.jasonhartman.com/ Free Class: Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else: http://JasonHartman.com/Fund CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free Course: https://www.jasonhartman.com/deals Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: https://JasonHartman.com/Ron Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com