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Finding good tenants is not an easy task. These tips from a landlord’s perspective provide higher chances for success in renting out your property!

Get your house out the door! Home prices in Canada rose by more than 50% between 2020 and 2022. This increase is driving up interest in renting homes.

If you figure out how to rent out a house in Ontario, you can make thousands of dollars a month. However, you can’t just throw the keys to a stranger and expect to make money. You need to develop a good process so you find the perfect Tenants.

Landlords are often busy people. The list of things a Landlord is responsible for includes but is not limited to, collecting rent, maintaining the property, and communicating with Tenants.

Landlords filling vacancies sometimes wonder where they can find a “Bad Tenant List.” This is also known as a Tenant blacklist or a “do-not-rent-to” list.

One of the most crucial elements towards building a good landlord-tenant relationship is the clear understanding of maintenance responsibilities. Even the most well-kept rental properties will need maintenance and repairs at one time or another.

When my husband and I owned a property management business, we’d frequently get calls from new landlords in crisis. One such call was from a man who bought and renovated a property. Sadly, he’d brought in less than stellar tenants and was at his wit’s end trying to evict them.

Tenant screening is often one of the least enjoyable aspects of managing a property. Yet, having a robust Tenant screening process is critical to minimizing risk and identifying the best fit for your rental.

The ability for Landlords to report Tenant rent payments to credit bureaus is relatively new. But it is one that is making waves across the country as Landlords seek to attract Tenants with histories of timely payments and avoiding those who have long lines of late payments, delinquencies, and even evictions in their past.

A credit report summarizes how promptly an individual pays their bills. Credit reporting agencies assign a credit score ranging from 300 to 850 based on bill payment habits and other factors in handling credit responsibly.

Here are the answers to the top questions you may have about rent reporting. Answers provided by Lisa Nadon of Small Matters.