Blog Post Winter Energy Saving Tips

Winter Energy Saving Tips

How to Save on Utilities?Winter isn’t too far away, and with a new season comes new threats to your bank account in the form of expensive utilities, especially as a rental property owner. While you won’t spend as much money on air conditioning as you do in the su...
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Blog Post The Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Law

The Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Law

As a landlord, staying informed about the laws governing rental properties is essential for protecting your rights and maintaining positive resident relationships. One important piece of legislation is the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA), which was created to ...
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Blog Post What Do I Do If A Resident Leaves Owing Me Money?

What Do I Do If A Resident Leaves Owing Me Money?

 Hey everybody. Matthew Whitaker back here with another Questions Owners Ask. Today's question is, what do I do if a resident leaves owing me a balance? As a rental property owner, collecting unpaid rent from former residents is an incredibly burdensome task. Whatever th...
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Blog Post How to Run a Resident Credit Check

How to Run a Resident Credit Check

Before you sign any contracts with a new resident, you need to know if they’re going to pay rent on time every month. While there’s no way to actually tell the future, running a resident credit check can give you valuable insights into a person’s financial habit...
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Blog Post 5 Tips for Staging a Rental Property

5 Tips for Staging a Rental Property

Do you want your rental property to stand out against the competition? One great way to appeal to prospective residents is to stage it with furniture and décor. Staging for rent allows potential residents to imagine themselves living in the space. This is a useful strategy...
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Blog Post How Long Should I Own A Rental House?

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...
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Blog Post What Makes Evernest Different From Other Property Managers

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?...
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Blog Post What do you do to screen a resident?

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...
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Blog Post What Do I Need To Do to Rent My Home?

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...
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Blog Post Should I allow pets in my rental home?

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% ...
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