Renting & Property Management
Screening tenants, pricing a rental, and the day-to-day of filling a unit and keeping it filled.
Should You Hire a Property Manager? What It Costs and What You Actually Get
What property managers charge in Louisiana, which fees hide in the contract, what a good manager does for the money, when self-managing makes more sense, and the questions to ask before you sign.
Louisiana Security Deposit Law: What Landlords and Tenants Both Need to Know
How Louisiana security deposits work: the one-month return deadline, allowed deductions, the written-demand rule, the $200 penalty, and how to avoid a fight.
The Move-In Inspection Checklist Every Landlord Should Use
A room-by-room move-in inspection checklist for landlords: what to document, how to photograph it, and the signed record that settles deposit disputes.
What to Look for When Touring a Rental (Before You Sign)
A renter's walkthrough checklist: what to test in the unit, what to check outside, the questions to ask the landlord, and the red flags that mean keep looking.
How to Reduce Tenant Turnover (and Why It Costs More Than You Think)
Turnover is the biggest hidden cost of owning a rental. What a vacancy really costs, why good tenants leave, and the renewals playbook that keeps them.
How Much Rent Should You Charge? A Landlord's Pricing Guide
How to price a rental so it fills fast without leaving money on the table — reading comps, why the 1% rule misleads, using demand signals, and raising rent.
How to Screen Tenants: A Landlord's Step-by-Step Guide
A repeatable, fair-housing-safe process for screening rental applicants — setting criteria, running credit and background checks, verifying income, calling past landlords, and documenting the decision.