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

… tenant Maybe Im planning to sell the building and the new buyer may want it to be vacant Or maybe I need to do major … after all if I can keep the apartment rented right up until closing on the sale of the building Ill do a lot better than … rate  Note that the Consumer Price Index CPI which is what you hear about in the media tends to underestimate the …

By Craig Roche |August 29, 2013 - 10:43AM
Top 10 reasons NYC's small landlords are becoming extinct

… Today in NYC we call those farmers urban gardeners or Amishand artisanal oldstyle landlords are just as uncommon … scales while the Tenant Protection Unit aka the Landlord Harassment Unit can audit your expenses for everything youve … is Craig Roche   Related posts A landlord speaks about whats behind that incomprehensible lease Single and slightly …

By Craig Roche |June 27, 2013 - 10:18AM
Why this small landlord stays away from Craigslist and brokers

… dont work with brokers … Using a broker tells me that you lack confidence and independence and may have an elevated … more than the maximum amount I could ever squeeze out of my rentals My rentals are my pension and my goal in finding a … without training wheels can you change a light bulb install an AC unit or fix your toilet without calling me  … …

By Craig Roche |May 30, 2013 - 10:48AM