Educational Articles for Landlords and Investors

My Tenant Won't Let Me In The Home - What Should I Do?

As a rental property owner, there will inevitably be times where you need access to your property while it’s occupied by a resident. Whether it's an emergency or a non-emergency, knowing your rights and handling the situation professionally is crucial.In this article, w...

I Want To Rent My Home In Birmingham AL - What Do I Need To Know?

As you can imagine, we get this question a lot, 'I want to rent my home in Birmingham AL - What do I need to know?'What's up, everybody? Matthew Whitaker here doing another "Questions Owners Ask." Today's question is "I want to rent my home in Birmi...

How Long Should I Own A Rental House?

How Long Should You Hold Investment Property?What's up, everybody? Matthew Whitaker here, I'm in the car traveling. And I'm with Grey [SP] who challenged me to do a video a day. So, I'm getting it done right now in the car. So, hopefully, the acoustics are okay. T...

Tenant security deposits in Birmingham

We receive a lot of questions about resident security deposits in Birmingham.The main one is about how long a landlord has before it should be paid out. In this video, Matthew will talk about the resident security deposits in Birmingham and what you need to know. What's up, e...

Where Should I Look If I Want To Flip Houses In Birmingham AL?

Check out the best places to flip houses in Birmingham, AL.In this video, Matthew Whitaker will walk through the best places to flip houses in Birmingham, AL.What's up everybody, Matthew Whitaker here, another "Questions Owners Ask." Today's question is "Wh...

What Makes Evernest Different From Other Property Managers

What's up, everybody? Matthew Whitaker here and I wanted to shoot a video on my ride home. This is something we've been doing at Evernest, doing some introspective work, and just wanted to talk to you about it. We've been deciding well, what really makes us different?...

How Much Does It Cost To Evict A Resident In Birmingham Alabama?

Hey everybody. Matthew Whitaker here doing "Questions Owners Ask." Today's question is, "How much does it cost to evict a resident in Birmingham, Alabama?"The First Thing You Need to Know Is,If you're an LLC, it's going to cost you a little bit mor...

What do you do to screen a resident?

Hey, everybody. Matthew Whitaker here. I'm shooting another video called questions that owners ask. As you can see, the sun's setting on me, and I'm in Dallas, Texas in a hotel room. So I thought of this question. We got this question from an owner recently. "Wha...

What Do I Need To Do to Rent My Home?

Have you been asking yourself, "what do I need to do to rent my home?"Renting out your home can be an exciting adventure, giving you a new stream of income and the chance to benefit from property appreciation. But it does require some careful planning and preparation to...

Should I allow pets in my rental home?

Hey, everybody, Matthew Whitaker here and I'm doing "Questions Owners Ask," and I've got Eddie here to help me. And the question, Eddie, yeah, the question is, "Should I allow pets in my rental home?" So one of the things we've learned is over 60% ...