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In today’s episode, we are tackling a challenge that just about every landlord is feeling right now: rising insurance costs.

We’re sharing real stories about our own rental properties, breaking down why insurance rates are climbing, and giving you practical tips on how to protect your investments without paying more than you have to.

You'll hear why it’s so important to review your policy details, especially after upgrades, and how small changes might help you save money over time.

We’re also talking about the pros and cons of switching to lower-cost insurance companies like Progressive or Lemonade, plus giving you our honest take on insurance pooling and whether it’s worth the risk.

If you want to stay ahead of rising costs, protect your properties, and make smart insurance choices, this episode is packed with information you can use right now.

Resources & Links Mentioned in This Episode:

🔗 NEW! FREE Insurance Review Checklist
🔗 Listen about Vacancy Insurance: Part 1: The Nuts and Bolts of Residential Rental Property Insurance (EP20)

🔗 Listen: Creating Standard Operating Procedures For Your Business (EP6)

🔗 YoLink Water Detection Alarm System: Without WIFI or With WIFI HUB

🔗 Clean Dryer Lint Signs AND Only Flush Toilet Paper Signs

🔗Listen: The Importance of Rental Property Inspections (EP4)

🔗 Listen: Renters Insurance: Why Landlords Should Require It (EP67)

🔗 Listen: Spring Maintenance Checklist for Rental Properties (EP3)

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Hey landlords! Noise complaints are one of the most common issues rental property owners will face. In this episode, Kevin and I break down how to handle noise complaints fairly, legally, and without unnecessary stress. We cover everything from setting clear noise policies to mediating disputes and protecting yourself from legal liability.

Whether it’s tenants playing loud music, children making noise, or even pets causing disturbances, we’ve got solutions to help you maintain a peaceful rental environment.

Plus, we share our best tips on tenant screening, lease agreements, and soundproofing strategies to prevent noise complaints before they start.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✔️ How to assess whether a noise complaint is reasonable
✔️ Steps to mediate disputes between tenants and neighbors
✔️ The legal obligations landlords have regarding noise complaints
✔️ How to enforce lease agreements fairly and legally
✔️ Tips for soundproofing your rental property
✔️ The role of tenant screening in preventing future issues
✔️ Best resources for state-specific leases and property management tools

Resources & Links Mentioned in This Episode:
🔗 Hoarding & Landlord Responsibilities (Ep 72)

🔗 Listen to Our Episode on Cash Reserves (Ep 28)

🔗 EZ Landlord Forms: Get 15% off any new purchase with code STACIE15
🔗 TurboTenant: Free account signup!

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We are lucky enough to have a general contractor who has been a part of our team for over 15 years.

This week on the podcast, we will be discussing all of the tips our contractor, Jim, has shared that have helped us stay on top of inspections, preventative maintenance, and what to know about hiring general contractors.

This episode covers everything you need to know to protect your investment and maintain tenant satisfaction.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ Why using a licensed general contractor is crucial for safety and compliance

✅ Where to find reputable contractors and get multiple estimates

✅ The difference between being an additional insured vs. an interested party

✅ How to handle tenant communication during renovations

✅ Why detailed contracts and written agreements are essential

✅ Tips for working around tenant schedules and minimizing disruptions

✅ How routine inspections help prevent costly repairs

✅ Key maintenance tips learned from years of working with contractors

Resources & Free Download:

📌 Watch our DIY Garbage Disposal Fix Video & Insinkerator Garbage Disposal Universal Wrench

📌Mohawk Fil Stick

📌Newsletter to see before and after floor photos

📌KwikSet Rekey Set & YouTube How to Video

📌Porc-A-Fix Porcelain Sink Repair & How We Repaired Our Sink Video

📌 Check out the kitchen faucet we use

📌 Watch our video on reinforcing TP holders

📌 Listen to Episode 4 for more on inspections

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Thank you to those who have submitted questions and trust in us to answer them! We have listener questions this week that run the gambit, including:

· Who is responsible for paying to eradicate pests when the pests appear after a tenant has moved in?

· How to handle an elderly tenant who doesn’t want to move out of a potentially uninhabitable rental property that was recently inherited?

· What is our best advice when an investor purchases their first rental property?

· How is it best to handle it when a tenant leaves before the lease is up and refuses to return the unit keys?

· And we addressed an email from a listener who had questions and needed clarification regarding an episode we put up a few months ago on tenant screening software.

We also addressed a comment left about our podcast and did our best to clarify this listener’s feeling that our content misinforms real estate investors.

This episode is full of advice on how we would handle certain issues, where others can find assistance with resolving their problems that arise as landlords, and how best to ask us your questions and get a prompt response.

LINKS

👉 Episode 15: Is Holding Your Rental Property in an LLC Right for You?

👉Episode 46: Advanced Tax Strategies

👉 Episode 84: Tenant Screening Software, What Landlords Need to Know.

👉Turbo Tenant Landlord Software, Perfect for new or small rental property investors

👉 KwikSet Smart Key. Rekey your unit locks yourself in minutes for less than $10!

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We have done some soul searching for the last several months and through that reflection, we have found that we are very overwhelmed. So much so that we have stopped doing the things that we love and have become, well, workaholics.

If we are not working on Your Landlord Resource, we are working on one of the investment properties. If not either of those, we are playing catch up to chores around the house.

We have been good about spending time with our kids and our parents as often as we can, but there is so much more we want to do. We just need more time to do those things.

So, in this episode we are talking about our need to step back from this podcast. To catch up on some much needed us time, maintenance to OUR home, and reset our time management.

This is not goodbye, this is simply “see you soon”.

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Do you ever wonder what other landlords may be interested in learning? This week on the podcast we are kind of creating a little pseudo networking by discussing which episodes are landlord favorites with our top 5 podcast released.

As we approach our 100th episode and that 20,000 download mark, we thought maybe it would be a good idea to talk about what you, the listeners, loved the most.

It’s a quicker episode with a short synopsis of our top 5 episodes. We are proud of them and hope you will love them too.

LINKS

👉Episode 6: Creating Standard Operating Procedures for Your Business

👉 Episode 45: Basic Tax Strategies for Real Estate Investors

👉Episode 46: Advanced Tax Strategies for Your Real Estate Portfolio

👉 Episode 16: Is Holding Your Rental Property in an LLC Right for You?

👉 Episode 56: How and When to Transfer Your Rental Property into an LLC

👉 Episode 58: The Hidden Costs of Owning and Operating Rental Properties

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Making sure your tenants are happy and satisfied “customers” while living in your rental property is of utmost importance. The benefits of creating great tenant experiences will come back to you as the property and business owner in so many ways.

In this episode we are going over different things you can do to improve the living environment for your tenants. We discuss what tenants want, what they deserve, and how by doing these tasks it will increase your bottom line and make running YOUR rental property business a much more satisfying experience.

LINKS

👉Episode 87: Essential Communication Methods Every Landlord Should Know

👉Episode 39: 50+ Must Ask Questions When Hiring a Property Manager, Part 1

👉 Episode 40: 50+ Must Ask Questions When Hiring a Property Manager, Part 2

👉 Product: Property Manager Questionnaire ($9.99) Over 60 questions for you to ask during an in person interview or to send off in an email for the PM to complete and return back to you!

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This episode is all about How We Did It, when we renovated 2 out of state units in Idaho, traveling to the units twice, for 4 days each.

We are discussing the condition of the units (one was in bad shape and one not so bad) and the work performed by ourselves and those we hired. As we did not have a team in Idaho, we also talked about how we quickly were able to put one together.

For the first time, we painted kitchen cabinets, using Beyond Paint Products. So, listen to the process we followed and how they turned out. In addition to the kitchen cabinets, we or those we hired painted these units, installed new lighting, replaced old and dirty plugs and switches with decora style ones, replaced the old yucky carpet with LVP, and replaced Formica kitchen countertops with Quartz counters we purchased for a steal.

Communication, organization, and time management were all key elements to pulling this renovation off and we are here to share how it all worked out!

LINKS

👉Porc-A-Fix: Fix Chipped Porcelain Sinks and Tubs

👉UV Flashlight Black Light for Finding Pet Urine During Inspections, 2 Pack

👉 Stainless Steel Kitchen Drop In Sink, 16 gauge, 33X22

👉 Brushed Nickel Pull Down Kitchen Faucet with Sprayer

👉 Black Semi Flush Mount Ceiling Light Drum Shade

👉 Cabinet Bumpers, Pyramid Painting Stands, TouchUp Cups

👉 Master Lock Portable Key Lock Box Ideal for Landlords

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