{"id":7525,"date":"2017-05-12T10:23:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T17:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/?p=7525"},"modified":"2017-05-12T10:30:45","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T17:30:45","slug":"20-things-in-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentecdirect.com\/blog\/20-things-in-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Things I Wish I Knew Before Investing in Real Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"InvestingReal estate can be one of the most profitable and secure investments for individuals who do their research and put energy into efficiently managing their properties.<\/p>\n

I bought my first property when I was 21 and officially entered the investment game when I purchased my second property a few years later. As my investment portfolio grew, I spent a ton of time talking to other investors, managers, and experienced landlords, attending REI meetings, and reading as much information as possible. I wanted to find out every good and bad situation that could potentially happen during my future as a real estate investor. <\/span><\/p>\n

It has now been more than 10 years since I first called myself an investor, and there are a few things I learned along the way that I wish I had known in those first few years. Thankfully, I have never had to evict a tenant (thanks to extremely thorough tenant screening best practices) and the rental market has remained competitive enough for my longest vacancy to only be 1 month. While I have been fortunate enough to have a successful\u00a0rental management history, here are some of the most surprising and important things I learned about owning rental property along they way. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

20 Things I Wish I Knew Before Investing in Real Estate<\/span><\/h2>\n

1. I can\u2019t just change the locks on a renter who didn\u2019t pay his rent.<\/span><\/h3>\n