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For The Love of Landlords Everywhere!
Posted In: Investing, Management,
Date posted Feb 25

Financial independence means that income from your investments (like, oh, I don’t know, rental properties) is enough to cover your living...

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Last Dry Chance
Posted In: Maintenance,
Date posted Aug 28

I have to say that September is my favorite month here in Washington State. It’s the 2nd driest month, (which I appreciate more and more with...

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Plumbers: Licensed or Unlicensed?
Posted In: Maintenance,
Date posted Jul 8

It’s not uncommon for property owners and management companies to use an unlicensed maintenance person or ‘Handyman’ to do lots of...

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Construction & Demolition Recycling – Ethical, Financial, and Legal Considerations
Posted In: Maintenance,
Date posted Jul 1

A few years before working for DTG Recycle, I bought a duplex in Renton and did a full remodel inside and out. I had a lot of garbage to clean up,...

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New State Laws effective June 11 – new RHAWA forms and lease revisions
Posted In: Advocacy, Announcements, Law, Leasing, Management,
Date posted Jun 11

The 2020 state legislative session ended in March, and with it came substantial changes to several components of landlord-tenant law. Below is a...

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Working with Roommates
Posted In: Leasing, Management, Membership, Tenant Screening,
Date posted May 5

In the past, we mostly saw roommate groups in college areas. Now, adults of all ages are likely to share rental homes in order to manage the high...

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Mayor Durkan Signs Emergency Order to Halt Residential Evictions
Posted In: Announcements, COVID-19, Management, Membership,
Date posted Mar 14

Seattle (March 14, 2020) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan signed an emergency order to put into place a temporary moratorium on residential evictions,...

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COVID-19 Resources and Information for Housing Providers
Posted In: Announcements, COVID-19, Management, Membership,
Date posted Mar 12

The Puget Sound region is presently experiencing the highest rate of COVID-19 illness in the country and the virus is impacting many elements of...

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Aaron DiCaprio on Rent Default Insurance – Landlord Survival Show 31
Posted In: Insurance, Management,
Date posted Feb 19

Rent Rescue’s CEO Aaron DiCaprio recently spoke about Rent Default Insurance on The Landlord Survival Show with Steve Rozenburg. Listen to the...

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Add OnDemand Learning to Your Membership
Posted In: Announcements, Law, Management, Membership, Screening,
Date posted Jan 9

As an RHAWA member, you now have exclusive rights to use our new ONDEMAND learning platform. Launched in November, the platform is already populated...

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Aaron DiCaprio on Rent Default Insurance with Spark Rental
Posted In: Insurance, Management,
Date posted Jan 6

What happens when your tenants default on the rent? You have to file for eviction and lose many months of rent. Unless you get rent default...

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Terrible Tenant Tales: Unpaid Rent and Unclean Property
Posted In: Insurance, Management,
Date posted Dec 12

As a landlord, you always like to imagine a best-case scenario where all of your tenants are completely ideal. You dream of the tenant who always...

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