Do you know what tenant red flags you should be on the lookout for? When you are screening tenants for your rentals, it is pretty easy. You take an application, submit it to a screening company and wait for the results. You have preset tenant selection criteria, and you compare against the criteria. You let all the incoming prospects kno...

According to a recent report by KSL.com, Utahns are shying away from owning a home and are renting instead. Salt Lake County is in the midst of the strongest rental market of the 21st century. Renters are coming from a variety of backgrounds and are different ages. While some dropped out of the housing market, others never got into it. As...

Buying real estate is about more than just finding a place to call home. Investing in real estate has become increasingly popular over the last fifty years and has become a common investment vehicle. Although the real estate market has plenty of opportunities for making big gains, buying and owning real estate is a lot more complicated ...

Many home owners find themselves surprised at how much maintenance they need to do on their houses — even new ones. Sometimes maintenance is as simple as plunging a toilet or touching up paint on a wall or stain on a deck. Other times, however, home maintenance means bigger projects. These are the kind you might not be willing to unde...

Asking the question, “what is the right investment for me - real estate or stocks?” is like asking whether white socks are better than black socks. Because the "right" answer is about style, personality and lifestyle.Take a look at a few of the pros and cons of each type of investment below. Pros of Investing in Real Estat...

There is a way to become wealthy without late nights and 80-hour work weeks. Think about the next 10 or 20 years. Would you like to be retired? There is a way to build wealth through simple, not-so-exciting real estate investing. The best part? BMG Rentals can do all the heavy lifting for you. No answering tenant calls at 2 a.m. No fixing...

As cash buyers continue to inundate recovering markets, it’s easy to feel like the underdog if your offer includes a pre-approval letter for a mortgage. In some places — especially in the Midwest and Florida — more than half of sales in the first quarter of 2014 were closed with cash, according to a recent Zillow analysis. “Cash ...

Think outside of the traditional high school -> college -> career -> marriage -> buy a home cycle. Here’s are five reasons why you should entertain the idea of investing in real estate while your young, and how to go about doing it. 1. You’re Young Aside from having no credit and, being young and on your own can be pretty ...

These next few years, rental property owners will need to be SMART and SAVVY!         According to a recent study conducted by Local Market Monitor and reported by BizMojo,the Idaho Falls region has expexperienced a stagnant economy over the past few years.  According to the study, "Rents are very low. Population growth has been a...

BMG Rentals would like to wish their property manager, Jared Duncan, CONGRATULATIONS!   The Eastern Idaho Apartment Association has just named Duncan as their new President. The EIAA commented, “As a leader of one of the premier property management companies in Idaho Falls, he is sure to provide new insights into helping owners cre...