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Best free landlord apps

Best free landlord apps

Using technology can make your life easier as a landlord and everyone prefers technology when it’s free! Based on my experience and research here are my top 5 best free landlord apps based on common landlord tasks.

1) Inventory, check-in/out

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Posted byRichardSeptember 4, 2020January 23, 2021Posted inmoneyTags:landlord appsLeave a comment on Best free landlord apps

Upgrade your brain to the latest version

Upgrade your brain to the latest version

Nothing beats swimming outside on a summer’s day with the sunshine warming your back. That’s one of the reasons I got back into the swing of swimming at my local lido. I swim lengths and it feels like my technique …

Posted byRichardAugust 26, 2020September 28, 2020Posted inself-improvementLeave a comment on Upgrade your brain to the latest version

Living as a nomad in the UK

Living as a nomad in the UK

I live in a London flat, and like many, where I live is based on where I work. As much as I’d like to keep hold of my flat after escaping the daily grind, it would be a lost income …

Posted byRichardAugust 14, 2020September 28, 2020Posted intravelTags:nomadLeave a comment on Living as a nomad in the UK

Making rental income passive (enough)

“For every minute spent organising, an hour is earned.”

Benjamin Franklin

I hate stress, but I really hate it. I’m not mentally wired to handle the smallest amount of it. I’ll worry about the smallest thing. That’s why I try …

Posted byRichardAugust 5, 2020January 23, 2021Posted inmoneyTags:rental income passive2 Comments on Making rental income passive (enough)

Take the deathbed test

Take the deathbed test

Imagine that your life is about to end prematurely or fast-forward in time to your eighties or nineties. You’re sitting on your deathbed reflecting on what you’ve done and not done with your life – are you satisfied? This is …

Posted byRichardJuly 28, 2020January 23, 2021Posted inphilosophy, self-improvementTags:deathbed test2 Comments on Take the deathbed test

The IKEA effect: why DIY brings happiness

The IKEA effect

Studies show we cherish things more when we’re involved in making it. This is called the IKEA effect. This comes as no surprise, speaking from my own perspective I’m not sure there even needed to be a study to prove …

Posted byRichardJuly 22, 2020January 23, 2021Posted inphilosophy, self-improvementTags:ikea effect1 Comment on The IKEA effect: why DIY brings happiness

Brainwashed

Everything is under control

Unless you live somewhere remote, maybe in the mountains with no TV or external influences then you’re being brainwashed. Some of us are being brainwashed more than others. The degree to which you’re being brainwashed depends …

Posted byRichardJuly 10, 2020November 22, 2020Posted inphilosophy, self-improvement1 Comment on Brainwashed

How to avoid letting agent renewal fees for landlords

How to avoid letting agent renewal fees for landlords

If you use a letting agent, then you’re probably charged a ridiculous fee every time your tenant renews. This can range from 6% – 12% of the annual rental income. Winkworth currently advertises a 9.6% fee for the 1st renewal …

Posted byRichardJune 30, 2020January 23, 2021Posted inmoneyTags:fees, landlord2 Comments on How to avoid letting agent renewal fees for landlords

Is your life getting better or worse?

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”

Aristotle

I’ve not heard a better alternative to Aristotle’s view that happiness is the purpose of life. The problem with the subjective nature …

Posted byRichardJune 26, 2020November 22, 2020Posted inphilosophy, self-improvement1 Comment on Is your life getting better or worse?

Choice overload makes for a less happy life

Ice cream choice overload

I’m often sitting at home with a low level of anxiety just within the range of my consciousness. I don’t know where to focus my attention. I have a bunch of unread books I could be reading, not to mention …

Posted byRichardJune 18, 2020January 23, 2021Posted inphilosophy, self-improvement2 Comments on Choice overload makes for a less happy life

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