Security Deposit Refunds

How to Mitigate Escalating Charges Against Tenant Security Deposits By Renee Engelen

As a professional property manager, I am committed to balancing the legal and ethical obligations to residents of rental dwelling units; providing safe and habitable housing, while simultaneously serving the owners’ financial interests. When landlord’s and tenant’s opinions do not align, conflicts often occur – sometimes, to a level of irreconcilable differences. However, those conflicts…

Utility Conservation

How to Secure a Cost-Effective Property By Livable

It’s important to conserve water and energy to help the planet. The conservation efforts that you implement in your properties can also help increase your income from your properties. There are many ways to increase the net operating income (NOI) of your property. Across the country, property owners are searching for ways to increase their…

Insurance

Will Your Insurance Cover the Earthquake and Flood Damage That Is Predicted to Happen? By GSI Insurance Solutions

California Storm Threatens $725 Billion Worth of Damage  On July 4, 2019, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit just north of Los Angeles, California. The next day, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the area. Now, scientists are predicting a massive California storm that could cause a building toppling earthquake and the collapse of the Whittier Narrows…

Billionaire's Tax

Biden’s “‘Billionaires’ Tax” Affects More Than Billionaires by Gary D. Halbert

In his federal budget for fiscal year 2023 that he unveiled earlier this month, President Biden proposed a huge new tax increase on America’s wealthiest citizens. The administration labeled it the “billionaires’ tax” and promised it would finally bring fairness to our tax code by making the richest Americans pay at least 20% of their wealth gains annually to…