Smoking and Tobacco Regulations for San Jose and Union City Provided – by Offices of City Clerks

UNION CITY The City of Union City promotes a healthy living environment and protects non-smokers from exposure to secondhand smoke where they live, work, and play. In November 2010, the City Council restricted smoking in rental complex units, unenclosed common areas, and outdoor dining spaces.  Key requirements are as follows:

Your Real Estate Agent: Secret Weapon or Liability? – By Christian Losness (Northern California)

There are over 160,000 licensed real estate agents in California. When it comes to investment real estate, specifically apartments, the number of qualified agents drops dramatically. In the Bay Area, there are about 75 agents who specialize in apartments. Of those 75 agents, only about half of them conduct regular transactions.

Shoptalk Service Evaluations Qualifying Prospective Renters – By Joyce Kirby

Qualifying prospective renters can seem especially challenging when you must establish their eligibility to rent based upon income.  While it is necessary to determine if callers and visitors can qualify to rent at your community, coming right out and asking someone for their annual income can be perceived as an invasion of privacy.  (Would you…

MRLANDLORD.COM Tips on Management WHAT TENANTS SHOULD BRING WHEN SEEING YOUR PROPERTY – By Jeffrey Taylor

Once you’ve decided how you’re going to show your rental, you need to make sure the prospect meets you there with as much of their needed information as possible. You don’t want to make unnecessary trips showing the property if you can help it, and having all needed paperwork and information required by you at…

How to Cut Maintenance Costs by 25% on Rental Properties – By Doug Smith

This article is reprinted here with permission from Creative Real Estate Online at http://www.creonline.com Current market conditions have made investing in long-term rental property more appealing than ever. If you buy a few rental properties and self-manage them, you’ll have several duties (in addition to cashing checks). One of the biggest is trying to keep…

Some of the Worst Mistakes Small Property Owners Can Make – By the Small Property Owners Association, Cambridge, Mass.

Owning rental property can be a rewarding part-time or full-time business for many families.  ‘s a traditional way many American families have gotten ahead.  We recommend it.  We enjoy it.  But watch out “ if you don’t avoid the pitfalls, you can have some bad nightmares.  What you don’t know can hurt you.  Here are…