Posts by Carl Mueller

As a landlord since 2007, I learned firsthand how to screen tenants properly myself to ensure I get the right people in my owned rental unit. Whether a condo or detached house (I've rented out both)...

Ensuring condo and apartment security is different from a home given the different design of a condo and varying amenities that you might have in place. While a house has multiple entrances through...

One of the issues with renting a home, condo or apartment is that you generally receive only what the landlord gives you in terms of keys, locks and other security aspects. It's not your house so you...

Home owners or tenants: Who gets robbed the most when break-ins occur? While statistics show that thieves will rob any level of affluency from poor to rich and everyone in between regardless of how...

Do some burglars mark houses to indicate that this is a house to keep an eye on for an upcoming theft? There is a belief that they may also mark a car if they want to steal that, too. Perhaps this is...

With more people working remotely and available face to face and on the phone in the privacy of their home, it becomes increasingly important to avoid online and door to door scams that abound. Fake...