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Owning & InvestingUmbrella Insurance for Landlords: When Liability Coverage Needs a Second Layer
A landlord policy's liability limit is the ceiling on what insurance pays if someone is hurt at your rental. An umbrella raises that ceiling. What it covers, what it does not, and when it earns its premium.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Owning & InvestingRental Property Bookkeeping Basics for Owners
Rental bookkeeping is a separate account, a dozen categories, receipts filed the week they arrive and a monthly statement you reconcile in twenty minutes. Set it up once and year-end stops being a project.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Owning & InvestingThe Numbers That Tell You If Your Rental Is Performing
Cash flow alone hides problems. Six numbers, economic occupancy, days vacant, maintenance ratio, renewal rate, net per door and return on equity, show where a rental is leaking and what to fix first.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Owning & InvestingBuilding Your Rental Property Team: CPA, Attorney, Insurance Agent, Manager
A rental runs on four advisors: a CPA, an attorney, an insurance agent and a manager. What each one owns, when to call them, how the handoffs work and how to build the team in the right order.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Owning & InvestingOut-of-State Investors Buying in Fort Worth: How to Do It Without Flying In Every Month
Buying a Fort Worth rental from another state works when the manager is in the deal before the offer, the house is seen by local eyes at every step, and the reporting after closing replaces the visit.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Owning & InvestingHow Passive Can a Rental Property Really Be?
A rental is never fully passive, but it can get close. Where the hours go when you self-manage, what a manager removes, the decisions that stay with you, and how to shrink them to a few hours a year.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Local AreasProperty Management for a Rental House in Keller: What to Look For
Keller rewards a manager who prices by school zone and street, handles the HOA without being asked, and sends vendors who know larger lots and pools. Here is how to tell the difference before you sign.
Justin Brown · 8 min read
Local AreasWho Can Help You Rent Out a House in North Richland Hills
An NRH owner can hire a listing agent, a placement-only service or a full-service manager. Each takes a different amount of the work off you. Here is how to choose, and what the empty-to-leased sequence looks like.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Choosing a ManagerA Fort Worth Property Manager Who Takes Every Repair and Tenant Call
Some managers absorb every tenant call and repair request. Others quietly forward them to you. Here is how to tell the difference before you sign, and what a properly routed repair looks like from request to invoice.
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