Want an upgrade to your rental? Start thinking like a landlord

… Most tenants are afraid to ask their landlord for upgrades as these tend to lead to rent increases  While this is true you … to the tenant ranging from right away sir to over my dead body  Heres how I decide … 1 Yes and Im happy to pay out of …

By Craig Roche |September 12, 2013 - 10:43AM
Re-Lease Me: A landlord's guide to lease renewals

… too enthusiastic or visible Ill nail them with a punitive rent increase  Though this may be news to tenants this isnt how most small landlords operate   The first question that I … and flexible after all if I can keep the apartment rented right up until closing on the sale of the building …

By Craig Roche |August 29, 2013 - 10:43AM
Insider moving tips from a small landlord

… with the incoming tenant collected three months of rent upfront and agreed to a movein date my goals around a tenant … is so miserable that no tenant will ever want to leave Start the landlordtenant relationship off professionally and … carrying heavy boxes and unless you were born to a life of manual labor you probably dont know the tricks of …

By Craig Roche |July 18, 2013 - 10:14AM
Top 10 reasons NYC's small landlords are becoming extinct

… hundred years ago men and horses farmed vegetables and most rentals were in owneroccupied buildings Today in NYC we call … farmers urban gardeners or Amishand artisanal oldstyle landlords are just as uncommon Here are the top 10 reasons … Small landlords burned their buildings defaulted on property taxes NYC owned twothirds of Harlem and the South …

By Craig Roche |June 27, 2013 - 10:18AM