BC Landlords

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//sept-1st-landlords-in/ Landlords in BC Avoid These Top 5 Tenant Screening Mistakes BC Landlords know the importance of tenant screening. It’s been a terrific summer for BC Landlords who have seen our vacancy rate lower and house prices appreciate....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//bc-landlords-should-y/ BC Landlords Should you hire a property manager or should you manage your property yourself? There are many new BC landlords who have invested a lot of money into their new rental property and want to make sure they find good tenants....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//sept-1st-landlords-in/ Landlords in BC Avoid These Top 5 Tenant Screening Mistakes BC Landlords know the importance of tenant screening. It’s been a terrific summer for BC Landlords who have seen our vacancy rate lower and house prices appreciate....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//BC-Landlords-Challenge BC Landlords A Couple Of Recent News Stories Illustrate the Challenges and Opportunities For Landlords And Why Tenant Screening Is So Important A couple of recent stories in the news really spells out the different paths your rental business can take....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//bc-landlord-tenant-pr/ The BC Landlords Association has worked hard to educate landlords on the importance of tenant screening and to provide the tools landlords need at an affordable price. A recent story in the Province is important for other landlords in BC. It’s about a landlord facing a tenant who refuses to pay rent, won’t move out and even built a grow-op....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//bc-landlords-should-y/ BC Landlords Should you hire a property manager or should you manage your property yourself? There are many new BC landlords who have invested a lot of money into their new rental property and want to make sure they find good tenants....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//BC-Landlords-Challenge BC Landlords A Couple Of Recent News Stories Illustrate the Challenges and Opportunities For Landlords And Why Tenant Screening Is So Important A couple of recent stories in the news really spells out the different paths your rental business can take....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//bc-landlords-landlord/ B.C. Landlords Take A Look At These Six Properties Where The Tenants Didn’t Pay Rent! Become a Member of the British Columbia Landlords Association for a Small One-Time Fee and Start Doing Credit Checks To Avoid Serial Bad Tenants!...Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//bc-landlord-tenant-sc/ Avoid Bad Tenants! A Tenant Credit Check Would Have Saved These 8 BC Landlords From a Couple Of Non-Paying Tenants Now Owing Them $40,000 In Lost Rent and Other Costs! We like to inform BC landlords of the important of screening your tenants carefully before handing over the keys to your rental property....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//bc-landlords-landlord/ B.C. Landlords Take A Look At These Six Properties Where The Tenants Didn’t Pay Rent! Become a Member of the British Columbia Landlords Association for a Small One-Time Fee and Start Doing Credit Checks To Avoid Serial Bad Tenants!...Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//B.C.-Landlords-be-care A report by CBC News has landlords all over British Columbia on high alert. It also has landlords demanding change in how the Residential Tenancy Branch operates....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//landlords-bc-rent-to-/ What’s It Like To Be a Student Landlord in British Columbia? Experienced BC Landlords know our province can be a great place to invest in....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//landlords-british-col/ BC Landlords Association Membership is an Excellent Resource for Small and Medium Sized Landlords. More and more people in British Columbia are renting out at least a part of their homes....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//british-columbia-land/ Take Your Tenant Screening To A New Level With Credit Checks From GARDA Background Screening! British Columbia landlords know the days of renting to tenants based on a handshake can cost you thousands of dollars in lost rent and damages....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//british-columbia-land/ While the 2014 Rent Increase Guideline in a Challenge, Other Factors Look Good For British Columbia Landlords in the New Year Happy New Year to landlords in British Columbia and all over Canada....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//british-columbia-land/ What are your most important concerns as a homeowner in British Columbia? For most homeowners who are landlords we think your biggest worry is probably finding good tenants from your rental property.... After all, if you don’t rent to good tenants and put bad ones in your rental property it can leads to months of lost rent, thousands of dollars in damages and huge stress as this B.C. landlord found out. When it comes to losses due to damages what do you think of? What About Your Tenants? What do you think are the top concerns of your tenants? We bet good tenants are concerned about the safety of their rental property, managing to pay rent on time, and getting along with their landlord and other tenants. Yes, landlords here are still expected to pay their rent (something Ontario landlords complain they don’t have in their province). But what are tenants most concerned about when it comes to potential damage to their personal property? A New Poll Just Came Out A new poll from Canadian Direct Insurance has some answers. The biggest concerns according to the poll were: 1. Concerns about Fire 2. Worries about someone stealing from them 3. The dangers of flooding 4. A major earthquake Tenant Insurance One of the most interesting things found in the poll was that only 43 percent of the renters surveyed had tenant insurance. Considering the importance of tenant insurance this number is far too low. Tenants should get insurance to protect themselves. BC Landlords: Educate Your Tenants This is a great opportunity for British Columbia landlords to educate your tenants on the importance of them buying low-cost tenant insurance. Many tenants don’t think they need insurance because they think they don’t have anything valuable enough to deserve coverage. Tenants don’t realize tenant insurance will protect them in case of horrible situations such as a fire. There is a great thread here where landlords and tenants debate the merits of tenant insurance. It’s great to see some tenants who originally thought they didn’t need tenant insurance and some who even said it was a waste of money changed their minds. They changed their minds when it was clearly explained how it protected them and was something of value. By educating their tenants, landlords are helping tenants protect themselves and their belongings. And tenant insurance is affordable. Tenants can get coverage for around $20 per month. To Discuss This And Other Important Issues Go to the British Columbia Landlords Forum http://bclandlords.ca/forum/

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//british-columbia-land/ Landlord Loses $20,000 After Renting To A Family With Only A Job Reference Check (No Tenant Credit Check) And the Job Turned Out to Be Fake In our last blog we wrote about the great opportunities out there for British Columbia landlords....Continue reading

http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca//British-Columbia-Landl Welcome all British Columbia Landlords. This blog is here to help residential landlord all over the province.... No matter if you are a huge landlord company with thousands of units. Or if you are a new landlord renting out your new basement apartment for the first time! We represent landlords, including the biggest players and the smallest. What’s This Website All About? There have been a lot of challenges for British Columbia landlords this year. We don’t think landlords should be harassed and abused when following the law and evicting bad tenants. We think it’s unreasonable landlords can only raise the rent 2.2 percent in 2014 when our taxes and costs continue to rise. We want the Residential Tenancy Branch to be fair to landlords and treat us with respect. As landlords ourselves we think it’s time landlords in British Columbia started networking and sticking together for our mutual goals and success. We are an important partner with the BC Landlords Association. We are a key partner and we want more British Columbia Landlords to stick together. Goals for British Columbia Landlords As landlords in the area we think your goals are shared by others. -We are responsible landlords and want to find responsible tenants who take care of our properties, respect us, and pay the rent. -We rent to students and want to learn how to best screen them and make sure they don’t harm our properties. -We want to make sure the city, the fire department, and the bylaws department work with us as a team instead of viewing us as an opponent. -We want to learn tips, network, and learn from each other so we can avoid the bad tenants out there and succeed. Tenant Screening We offer landlords the most amazing tenant screening. For example, we offer premium Credit Checks. We also offer premium Criminal Checks. Why are Credit Checks and Criminal Checks Important? Make sure you know who you are renting to. There are lots of cases of landlords renting to tenants who owe rent, and / or do thousands of dollars in damages. Make sure you protect yourself and protect your business. To Discuss This And Other Landlord and Tenant Issues Go to the Free BC Landlords Forum http://britishcolumbialandlords.ca/