America’s economic recovery has benefited California more than most states because the real estate crash hit the Golden State a lot harder. In other words, we’ve had to claw our way up from a deeper hole. The good news is that the strength of the recovery is impressive.
As rents across the country rise, the number of working adults living with roommates or parents in order to cut costs and share living expenses has grown rapidly, according to new research. “As rents have outpaced incomes, living alone is no longer an option for many working-aged adults,” Zillow senior economist Aaron Terrazas, said in the…
When it comes to tax deductions, there are a few schools of thoughts. There are the people who want to write off everything, whether it’s legal or not, and figure the cost of an IRS audit won’t be that bad. Or else they think they can’t ever get caught. They are invisible, or so they…
Marketing can hit you in all sorts of different ways, from making you fearful, anxious, excited, or even empowered. Great marketing fills the audience with a powerful emotion that leads to ultimately craving that product or service. Today I would like to take you on a journey, starting with some unbelievable marketing and leading to…
The next few months will tell the story for California real estate 2018. The peak median price for the year is usually May or August of a calendar year. The lowest price for the year is February.
Q: I served my residential tenant with a three day notice to pay rent or quit and he called me during the 3 Day Notice period to tell me he moved and I could take back possession of the property. He left the keys on the counter and he left some of his stuff behind.…
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Happy Members! Dear Dan: We are so pleased to be members of AOA – attending seminars, going to the Convention Center in Long Beach and utilizing the web site. This morning for the first time (I am pretty old-school), I used the online form to give a 60-day notice for a rent increase. THANK YOU! …
A typical phone call comes in where the investor on the other end wants to inquire about investment properties. Any guess as to what is the first question I ask them? “What is most important to you – cash flow or equity growth”? The typical response, of course, is both! I understand that we want…
Hello everybody. In light of a new decision issued on March 15, 2018 by the California Court of Appeal about lease “options,” it is timely for this month’s article to reexamine them. In this new case (Petrolink v. Lantel Ent.) the appellate court was presented with a lease agreement that gave the lessee an option…