Real estate investment has long been a popular asset class for individuals looking to expand their net worth with appreciation and cash flow that accrue over time. For many of our clients, those real estate holdings end up serving as a “personal property pension plan” – a nice nest egg that can provide financial security…
After a unanimous vote [in December] by the CPUC, homeowners get smaller payments from utilities, which solar companies say will slow construction of new rooftop solar projects. But new state incentives will be available. The California Public Utilities Commission overhauled the state’s rooftop solar regulations, reducing payments to homeowners for excess power but providing nearly…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California property management and Section 8 tenants followed by answers provided by the law firm of Simone and Blevins. Note: The city or county in which your rental property is located might have additional requirements/restrictions on smoking. Make sure to consult with an attorney if you…
Hey Bay Area! We created a resource page specifically for housing providers who own property in the Bay Area. You will find local contractors and vendors along with other resources that you may need as you manage your properties. This page also hosts the monthly “Legal Q & A” that is written by Bay Area…
The Treasury Department tells us our national debt is over $31 trillion, the highest of any nation in the history of the world, even on an inflation-adjusted basis. There is no way the U.S. will ever pay off this gargantuan amount of debt. And it keeps growing exponentially. The question I will pose is whether…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California and Orange County rent control laws followed by answers provided by eviction attorney Dennis Block. Question One: Mr. Block, my tenant has not paid rent for over 28 months. In addition, he also has brought in additional people, which has caused my water bill to increase. When…
How often do you find yourself saying, “I just don’t have enough hours in the day?” In this day and age, everyone wants things done instantly and many times our personal expectations create undue stress. We fill every waking hour with some sort of activity, job, or assignment with little to no time for ourselves. As technology advances,…
The votes are in! Now apartment owners get to pay a special tax that funds a tenant advocacy group that supports tenant access to legal representation to help defend them against evictions. For housing providers that have to evict a tenant, they must hire an attorney and pay out of pocket to have the attorney…
Naturally, I consider all my articles to be super-important, but this one – which discusses terminating resident managers (and when not to) – covers a topic I believe to be underappreciated and often not given sufficient thought. Let me introduce it with a sports analogy. Before each play in a football game, the coach tells…
In December, as expected, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point and signaled more tightening next year as it continues to battle high inflation. It’s a fight that’s expected to slow our economy and raise unemployment. The half-point increase brings the federal-funds rate up to a range of 4.25%…