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Writing for people who own rentals

No listicles and no scraped filler. These are the explanations we end up giving on the phone often enough that they were worth writing down.

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For ownersJuly 14, 20266 min read

A rent number on its own is nearly useless. Here is what a useful rental analysis contains and how to read one.

ComplianceJune 2, 20267 min read

Deposit disputes are almost always documentation disputes. What the VRLTA requires and where self-managing owners come unstuck.

For ownersApril 21, 20265 min read

Self-management works well right up until it does not. Four signals that the arrangement has stopped paying for itself.

For ownersFebruary 10, 20265 min read

In Chesterfield especially, covenant violations bill the owner, not the resident. The fix is to make the covenants lease terms.

A rental analysis answers the pricing question for your specific property, which is usually the one underneath whatever brought you here.