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Being a homeowner

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How to Rent Out Your Home: A Step-by-Step Guide

Being a homeowner

How to Rent Out Your Home: A Step-by-Step Guide
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Being a homeowner

What Is The Hardest Part About Being A Landlord?

Finance Management

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Finance Management

Part 2: Accounting for Rental Properties: When to hire a bookkeeper or accountant
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Finance Management

Part 1: Accounting for Rental Properties: Common mistakes and how to avoid them
As a landlord if your tenant doesn't pay their rent you can claim a rental loss from your unpaid rent on your taxes. You must meet 3 criteria to apply to this.

Finance Management

Can A Landlord Claim a Rental Loss from Unpaid Rent?
Knowing how to maximize your tax deductions is vital as a landlord. Otherwise, you risk paying more taxes than necessary to the CRA and earning a lower profit margin on your rental property. Many rental expenses, such as utilities and office supplies, are easy to comprehend and calculate, and there's no question you can claim them as a deduction.

Finance Management

What Expenses Can You Claim on Your Tax Return as a Landlord?
Tax on Rental Income: A Guide for Canadian Landlords

Finance Management

Tax on Rental Income: A Guide for Canadian Landlords

Finding Tenants

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Finding Tenants

SingleKey Survey: Landlords’ Thoughts About Renting to Students

Finding Tenants

Renting to International Students: A Complete Guide for Landlords

Finding Tenants

How Much Rent Can a College Student Afford?

Finding Tenants

Dorm vs. Apartment: Which is the Better Option for Students?

Finding Tenants

Off-Campus Housing | Ultimate Guide for Student and Landlords

Finding Tenants

Pros and Cons of Renting to Students
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Finding Tenants

Best Rental Websites for Property Listings in Canada
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Finding Tenants

Best Practices for Finding Good Tenants
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Finding Tenants

Is It Worth It To Offer A Discount On Rent In Order To Secure The Ideal Tenant?

Investments

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Investments

Podcast: SingleKey’s Founder & CEO on Reducing Investment Risks and More
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Investments

Long Term vs. Short Term Rental: What’s Right for You?
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Investments

Long Term vs. Short Term Rental: What’s Right for You?

Laws & Regulation

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Lease Renewals: Everything You Need to Know as a Landlord

Laws & Regulation

Lease Renewals: Everything You Need to Know as a Landlord
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Laws & Regulation

Fixed Tenancy vs. Periodic Tenancy
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Laws & Regulation

What Are The Necessary Steps To Evicting A Delinquent Tenant?

Maintenance

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Maintenance

How Landlords Can Choose a Roofing Contractor
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Maintenance

How to Find a Drywall Contractor for Your Rental Property
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Maintenance

Is Rent Withholding Legal If Landlords Don’t Make Repairs?
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Maintenance

How Fast Should a Landlord Act to Fix Mold Issues?
75 percent of tenants felt the quality of their maintenance should increase as rental prices increased

Maintenance

Does the Quality of Rental Maintenance Increase When Rent Prices Rise?

Maintenance

Are Landlords or Tenants Responsible for Maintenance Tasks?

Maintenance

Who Should Supply Maintenance Equipment: Tenants or Landlords?
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Maintenance

How to Winterize a House: Working With Your Tenants

Maintenance

How Landlords Can Hire an Affordable Plumber for Their Rental Property

Maintenance

How to Manage Rental Property Maintenance Issues

Product Marketing

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Pet-Friendly Rental Renting With Pets Landlord Tips

Product Marketing

Why You Should Make Your Rental Pet-Friendly (and How)
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Product Marketing

What Are The Requirements For A Legal Basement Apartment In Canada?

Renovation

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Renovation

SingleKey Survey: How Landlords Approach Rental Renovations

Renovation

Rental Property Renovations – The Ultimate Guide

Renovation

Eight Tips to Know Before Renovating Your Rental Property

Risk Management

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Risk Management

Can a Tenant Run a Business from a Rental Property?
80 percent of renters said they felt discouraged from moving to a new place due to rising rents

Risk Management

Are Rising Rents Keeping Renters From Moving?
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Risk Management

What Influences a Tenant’s Trust in a Landlord?
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Risk Management

How Much Do You Really Need in Your Rental Property Reserves?
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Risk Management

Economic Uncertainty Could Raise Concerns for Landlords
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Risk Management

Should Your Tenant Get Renters Insurance?
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Risk Management

Rental Tips: How is Having a Security System for Your Home a Risk Management Strategy?
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Risk Management

Do Tenants Look for Online Landlord Reviews?
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Risk Management

How to Protect Your Rental Property From Flood Risks
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Risk Management

Essential Strategies to Prevent Rental Property Vandalism

Tenant Relationships

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10 Great Christmas Gift Ideas for Tenants

Tenant Relationships

10 Great Christmas Gift Ideas for Tenants
SingleKey Holiday Cards for Landlords and Tenants

Tenant Relationships

SingleKey Holiday Cards for Landlords and Tenants
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Tenant Relationships

How to Raise Rent Without Complaints from Tenants

Tenant Relationships

How To Collect Rent From Tenants

Tenant Relationships

Safe Ways to Spread Cheer to Your Tenants and Community (Plus, Free Holiday Cards!)
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Tenant Relationships

Cost of Evicting a Tenant: the Ultimate Guide for Canadian Landlords
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Tenant Relationships

3 Ways To Develop And Maintain Strong Landlord-Tenant Relationships

Tenant Screening

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Tenant Screening

How Landlords Decide on Approving Tenants
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Tenant Screening

The Biggest Red Flags When Tenant Screening
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Tenant Screening

How Do Landlords Screen Tenants?
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Tenant Screening

Questions You Need to Ask in a Landlord Reference Check
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Tenant Screening

Greatest Fears in Property Management
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Tenant Screening

5 Tips to Streamline the Rental Application Process
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Tenant Screening

Everything You Need to Know About Tenant Screening Laws in Canada
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Tenant Screening

How to Verify Employment History for Potential Tenants
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Tenant Screening

Decoding Tenant Screening Reports: What Does a Rental Background Check Consist Of
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Tenant Screening

A Landlord’s Guide to Spotting Fake Rental Applications

Rent Collection

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Rent Collection

How to: Set Up Rent Collection
Tenant Rent Collection

Rent Collection

Rent Collection Benefits for Tenants
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Rent Collection

The Landlord’s Guide to Online Rent Collection

Rent Collection

Want to Learn How to Choose Better Tenants? Watch SingleKey’s Viler Lika Explain How with REIN
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Rent Collection

How Can You Ensure Your Tenants Pay Their Rent On Time?

Rent Guarantee

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Rent Guarantee

Does my Tenant Qualify for the Rent Guarantee Program?
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Rent Guarantee

Comparing U.S. Rent Guarantee Programs for Landlords
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Rent Guarantee

How SingleKey’s Rent Guarantee Benefits Landlords During the Eviction Process
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Rent Guarantee

Comparing Canadian-Provided Rent Guarantee Programs
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Rent Guarantee

Pro Landlord Tips: How SingleKey's Rent Guarantee Reduces Rental Risks
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Rent Guarantee

How to Protect Your Rental Income with SingleKey’s Rent Guarantee

Rent Guarantee

How to: Sign Up for the Rent Guarantee

Rent Guarantee

SingleKey’s Rent Collection Tool vs Rent Guarantee Program – What’s the difference?
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Rent Guarantee

Landlord’s Guide: How to Recognize Tenant Red Flags

Tenant Report

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Tenant Report

How Tenant Screening Platforms like SingleKey Help First-time Landlords
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Tenant Report

Why SingleKey Provides the Best Tenant Screening Service
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Tenant Report

Tenant Credit Checks: How SingleKey Safeguards Against Rental Fraud
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Tenant Report

The Key Benefits of SingleKey’s Tenant Screening Service
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Tenant Report

How to Screen Tenants with SingleKey

Tenant Report

How to: Pre-screen Tenants Using SingleKey

Tenant Report

How to: Order a SingleKey Credit and Background Check Report
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Tenant Report

The Top 3 Tenant Screening Services in Canada

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