On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we look at the topic of landlording and get some great advice from long-time landlord Kevin Perk. Kevin is a very successful investor from the Memphis area and has a real good grasp on finding and dealing with tenants as well as some unique methods of financing his properties, getting rid of bad tenants, and building wealth. There is a lot of really great tips and advice for anyone looking to grow their buy and hold real estate business.

Read the transcript to episode 36 with Kevin Perk here.

In This Show, We Cover:

• How Kevin finances dozens of properties with creative financing
• Private lending and methods to use commercial financing to invest
• Making offers that get accepted
• The three things that turn a landlord into a slumlord – and how to avoid them
• Online technology to help attract and manage tenants
• Signs of future bad tenants
• How to fill vacancies during the holiday season
• The best and worst parts of being a landlord
• Real estate clubs: determining the good, the bad, and the ugly

Links Mentioned in the Show:

• The Real Estate Agent’s Ultimate Guide to Dealing with Investors
• Tenant Screening: The Definitive Step by Step Guide
• How to Rent Your House: The Ultimate Step by Step Guide
• AppFolio.com
• Top Online Property Management Software list from BiggerPockets

Books Mentioned in the Show:

• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
• Cash Flow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki
• The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
• The Book on Flipping Houses by J Scott
• The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J Scott

Tweetable Topics:

• Don’t drop your standards just to quickly fill a vacancy. (Tweet This!)
• When investing in real estate, have some cash reserves. (Tweet This!)
• If you bet on appreciation – you are going to lose. Real estate doesn’t always go up. (Tweet This!)

Connect with Kevin:

• Kevin’s BiggerPockets Profile
• Kevin’s Blog: SmarterLandlording.com

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