For this edition of the Q&A column, we are presenting a summary of the various rent control measures that were on local ballots November 8. The summary is an overview of the most relevant aspects of each measure, and is followed by a link to a website where the complete measure can be reviewed for…
The passage of Prop. 64 (Marijuana Legalization Initiative) on the California ballot on November 8th is not a “carte blanche” (total permission) for the use of marijuana wherever and whenever people desire and decide to use it. Rather, the result is the de-criminalization of marijuana use accompanied by a complex series of regulations which will…
“The biggest mistake many investors make is to ignore the numbers generated by their properties.” Financial Statements Let’s start with financial statements, or lack of them. Many real estate investors only track the results of their real estate investments at tax time. Instead investors should be reviewing their results by reading their financials on a…
If taxpayers focus on the results of the recent election, there may not seem to be much to celebrate. While the rest of America took a big step toward fiscal sanity, the same cannot be said of California. At the state level, all three taxes, one on marijuana users, one on smokers and another on…
There is no dispute that the Millennials make up the largest segment of our population. They number around 80 million young adults who were all born between 1978 and 1995. They represent about 25% of the entire population.
It is one of AOA’s goals to support you in making your business of providing housing for others more profitable, easier and more enjoyable! We also aim to provide information from which you will discover at least one idea that will help you make and/or keep more money than ever before. Our commitment to you…
Regulations adopted in 2014—the so-called “Airbnb Law”—formally legalizing short-term rentals under 30 days for the first time, are not achieving the desired compliance goals. According to the city’s Office of Short-Term Rentals, 2,207 hosting applications have been received, but only 1,717 have been approved. That’s a small percentage of the estimated 7,000 to 10,000 hosts…
Are you new to owning rental property and do not have a clue how and where to start? Or are you a property owner who has been in the field awhile and are seeking suggestions how to improve on your business and make it more profitable and productive? If you fall into either of these…
As we begin the year with resolutions made, celebrations and get-togethers over, we get back to routine time. So … what comes to mind? “That time”of the year. Yes it’s that time of the year where Uncle Sam knocks at your door, reminding you to do your part in filing your tax return.
Happy New Year everyone! As a reminder of your benefits, listed below are of some of our newer services from last year to help support you in making your business of providing housing for others more profitable, easier and more enjoyable. Forms At your requests, last year, we added the below, new AOA forms…