Articles By Kevin Kiene

Helpful ideas for landlords: How to deal with problem tenants and tips to better screen rental applicants. Avoid common problems that landlords make both before and after you rent your house or apartment.

If you are waiting for the right time to buy real estate, you may find yourself waiting for the right time 10 years from now. Even though the real estate market goes up and down at different times, you can make money in any type of real estate market.

This critical document, gives the tenant the right to occupy a property or unit. Basically, you are granting a tenant(s) the right to live in your property for a specified amount of time, and your primary protection comes from this one document.

In a perfect world, when a tenant signs a lease and agrees to pay the rent on the first of the month, that's what will happen. However, there will always be tenants that don't pay their rent on time, and you, as the landlord, must be prepared.

If you are looking to profit from the real estate market these days, don't let a slow market scare you away from the potential to earn a bit of extra money and seriously increase your cash flow.

Choosing investment property that will make you the most money "in the end" can take some planning and homework. Take the time, choose the right investment and you will be greatly rewarded.

Real estate is a tried and true investment that offers both short-term and long-term gains. Before you purchase a property, you will have to determine if it is best to flip the property, make improvements and sell it fast, or rent it out.

Wholesaling generally refers to the process of buying a property for below market price, and then selling it to another investor, usually without fixing up the property it's a procedure also sometimes described as "flipping properties".