Maintaining Work-Life Balance as Rental Property Owners

Send us Fan MailThis episode veers off the “how to” path and takes a look at the challenges we face as rental property owners.  Sometimes being a landlord is not easy.  Often there are a lot of demands from your tenants, or your home, or a 9-5 job, or the needs of family and friends.  Likely, all the demands seem to come at once!  We all want to be able to be there and “do it all” but is that what’s best for us and for our loved ones?We don’t get specific as to exactly what you need to do to find peace; Only YOU can do that.  Instead, we discuss challenges we have faced and suggest 4 steps that we are consistently referring back to for us to minimize the overwhelm.Give it a listen and let us know your thoughts on the subject matter. LINKS:Our Top 5 Prescreening Questions we always ask and why we ask them!Better to come right out and ask if they qualify before you set up a meeting. It’s a waste of our time and theirs to not be upfront about our criteria.Grab our FREE Download today!WE LOVE INSTACART!  There are weeks we just have to hand grocery shopping duties off to others and using Instacart has been a game changer for us!We use them for delivery of groceries, last minute gifts, and to deliver goods to family members in need.Some stores we love to have them shop at for us are Costco, Target, Walmart, BevMo😉, grocery stores, and even Lowes!We have a $30 coupon if you want to give it a try!Just click this link or enter code: SCASELLA1161F4 at checkout! TurboTenant is a great option for landlords with just a few doors or for those who may be new to using rental property software.  For the most part, TurboTenant’s software is free to use so they are perfect for those on a tight budget.Hemlane is a software that is built to grow with your needs as a landlord. For a minimal amount, you get a really good basic package but what we love is that you can upgrade to add 24/7 maintenance management on to your package.  It gets better!  If you reach a place where you are ready to hand off management to a property manager, Hemlane has that too under their “Complete” option.Doorloop is relatively new to the landlord software space but they are global and can handle any property in any country and with any currency.Where their features are similar to the others, from a tech standpoint, Doorloop is top notch.Quickbooks is our go to software for accounting and bookkeeping.  Using QuickBooks allows us to do a deeper dive into analysis and evaluate income and expenses.  Subscibe through our link for 30% OFF for your first 6 months.Want the podcast link emailed to you weekly? Subscribe to our FREE newsletter, Landlord Weekly!▪️Landlord Tips ▪️ Early Access to Our Blogs ▪️ Landlord Specific Articles by Other Industry Pro's ▪️ Podcast LinksConnect with Us: 🌎 Visit our website 📧 Subscribe to our newsletter.👆 FREE Landlord Forms and Doc’s🤳Text Us: 650-489-4447📩Email us at: [email protected], [email protected] ➡️ Give us a review: Apple or on Spotify or YouTube ✔️Course Waitlist📱 Instagram, Facebook, &  Private Facebook group