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What is A Good Vehicle For A Landlord?

What is A Good Vehicle For A Landlord?

Landlords have different needs based on how many rentals they have, the type and frequency of work / repairs they perform themselves, and what type of rentals they have. Pickup trucks

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 18 Jun 2020 • 3 min read
Kids: What Is Interest?
Kids

Kids: What Is Interest?

It is two days after Halloween and you have been really enjoying all of the candy you collected trick or treating. You've eaten chocolate, gummy bears, peanut butter cups, and

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 15 Jun 2020 • 3 min read
60 Quick Tips For Landlords

60 Quick Tips For Landlords

Stick to your leaseScreen TenantsDon't be Nice, Be Fair and FirmDon't get involved with tenant's personal affairsDon't give tenants a 3rd chanceAvoid renting to friends and familyTreat your rentals like

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 13 Jun 2020 • 2 min read
What Is A Loan?
Kids

What Is A Loan?

A loan is when somebody gives an item or money to somebody else for them to use for a certain period of time but expects them to give it back.

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 12 Jun 2020 • 3 min read
How Do You Track Real Estate Expenses?
How To

How Do You Track Real Estate Expenses?

Know What You Can ExpenseBefore doing anything else you should become familiar with what counts as an expense. Knowing what is and what isn't a tax deductible expenses might change

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 11 Jun 2020 • 8 min read
Do Landlords Work On Weekends?
Explained

Do Landlords Work On Weekends?

Sooner or later you will have to work on the weekend as a landlord, but how much and how ofter depends on these 12 things. Emergency RepairsYou can't decide when

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 9 Jun 2020 • 4 min read
5 Reasons You Should Be Consistent
Explained

5 Reasons You Should Be Consistent

It Allows For MeasurementWith many things in life it's hard to judge the results of a single action. If you do one workout can you measure how much weight you

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 8 Jun 2020 • 3 min read
Kids: What Is A Bank?
Kids

Kids: What Is A Bank?

In our previous story we learned about Money. Neighborhood kids were trading with candy and paper notes. Imagine you have traded some of your toys for candy. You also helped

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 7 Jun 2020 • 2 min read
Kids: What is Money?
Kids

Kids: What is Money?

You have a shiny red toy truck. You've had it for a while and had fun playing with it but now you don't really want it anymore and you'd rather

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 6 Jun 2020 • 3 min read
Introducing the Kids Series
Kids

Introducing the Kids Series

Short stories you can read to your kids to help give them an early start to understanding money, finance, and investing.

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 6 Jun 2020 • 1 min read
Be Good To People
How To

Be Good To People

Being a landlord isn't easy. You will have people lie to you. You will have people destroy your property. Some people will waste your time, call you names, treat you

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 4 Jun 2020 • 2 min read
Pick Your Own Path
Interesting Reads

Pick Your Own Path

The internet is full success stories and true or not it's easy to compare yourself to them. Maybe you want the same success, or think you can do better, but

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 3 Jun 2020 • 1 min read
How Rental Data Is Relational And Why It Matters To You
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How Rental Data Is Relational And Why It Matters To You

Relational = the way in which two or more people or things are connected. For Example:You own a property, the property has units, the units have tenants, the tenants and

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 2 Jun 2020 • 2 min read
5 Powerful Time Saving Strategies For Landlords
How To

5 Powerful Time Saving Strategies For Landlords

Carry Basic Tools With YouThis varies for how much DIY work you do and how often you visit your rentals but it can be a real waste of time if

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 1 Jun 2020 • 2 min read
Why All The Required Fields?!
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Why All The Required Fields?!

I've tried out a lot of different property management software and one thing that really irritates me is how many fields are required to just get something in the system.

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 31 May 2020 • 2 min read
Furnishing Your Rental With A Backup Plan
How To

Furnishing Your Rental With A Backup Plan

If you're going to try something that you're not sure about, think about what you can do to minimize your losses if it doesn't work out. For example, say you

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 30 May 2020 • 2 min read
Why You're Not Documenting (And What You Can Do About It)
How To

Why You're Not Documenting (And What You Can Do About It)

Documenting, or keeping records, is not a marvelous and uplifting event. It's usually quite the opposite. It takes up your valuable time and it can be flat out boring. It

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 29 May 2020 • 3 min read
Welcome To The Blog!
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Welcome To The Blog!

Hello, my name is Billy and I started GovernRent. My Wife and I are real estate investors and landlords. We work a lot and solve problems every day. Some personal,

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 28 May 2020 • 1 min read
You Better Get Back Up!
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You Better Get Back Up!

Life is hard. Relationships are hard. Real Estate Investing is hard. Managing your own rentals is hard. Think it's going to be easy to do them all together? You're going

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 28 May 2020 • 2 min read
Why Do People Rent?
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Why Do People Rent?

Here are some common reasons, in no particular order. Houses Are Expensive. Sure they vary from place to place but for most homeowners a house will be the most expensive

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 27 May 2020 • 3 min read
What is The 1% Rule?
Explained

What is The 1% Rule?

Lots of real estate investors talk about the 1% rule. It is worthwhile to know but it isn't really a rule and it might not apply to you. What It

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 26 May 2020 • 2 min read
Good Debt Vs Bad Debt
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Good Debt Vs Bad Debt

When I was in my early teens I saw this stereo I just had to have. It had all the pieces; dual cassette, 5 disk CD changer, FM/AM Tuner,

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 25 May 2020 • 4 min read
Find Your Data in GovernRent
How To

Find Your Data in GovernRent

Finding your data in GovernRent is different than most other systems. Find out why it works so well.

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 24 May 2020 • 2 min read
Help Button in GovernRent
How To

Help Button in GovernRent

The help button is located in the bottom right of every page in GovernRent. It is a quick way to send us a message. What should it be used for

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 23 May 2020 • 2 min read
Psychology of Real Estate Investing
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Psychology of Real Estate Investing

Delayed GratificationIt's just human nature to want to see the results of your efforts as soon as possible. You pick an apple and you instantly get to eat something sweet.

  • Billy Linn
Billy Linn 21 May 2020 • 3 min read
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