California voters are pretty good at figuring out what is going in the state capital when it hits them directly. For example, recent polling shows that citizen awareness of the $5.2 billion annual gas and car tax is very high and, incidentally, very negative. But the same can’t be said when it comes to the…
DetailsYou need a lot of patience when it comes to dealing with tenants who don’t know as much as you do. I am a property manager and every single day I talk to at least one tenant. Many days, dealing with tenants takes up the majority of my time. Sometimes the tenant has a problem…
Details(The following is an open letter sent to Athens Services and Recycle L.A.) My family owns several Westside apartments and Athens has been our outstanding provider for many years. Two years ago, when the City Council passed the new trash hauling arrangement, the union trade group called “LANE” agreed that small apartment owners would not…
DetailsYou have heard it all before. Some of us have even said it ourselves, “Being a landlord can be a pain.” Most people in this country will agree that it makes a lot of sense to buy property and invest in real estate. We also know all the benefits of investing in real estate. You…
DetailsProperty managers spend a large portion of their time monitoring the fiscal aspects of their business. Whether they’re keeping a close eye on rent ratios or fine-tuning marketing strategies, it’s likely that they’re funneling the majority of their time and resources into the daily grind. When was the last time you got away from the…
DetailsQuestion 1: I have a Richmond tenant who submitted her 30 day notice on August 25 with a move out date of September 30. The tenant is now requesting an extension of 30 days, but I have already signed a lease agreement with another tenant who will take possession of the unit on October 1.…
DetailsHello everybody. The latest trend in labor law litigation by a resident manager against his employer is to file a class action type of lawsuit, known as PAGA, on behalf of all of the employer’s other resident managers living in other apartment buildings. In other words, managers are now not only suing to recover their…
DetailsThe below letter by Attorney Michael Millman, was sent to the Berkeley Daily Planet, in response to an article written by Harry Brill. Dear Friend: The destruction of affordable housing for “very low income” individuals arises from a study of the Failure of Rent Control.
DetailsThere is nothing more sobering than hearing a fellow investor talk about costly mistakes they made. Anyone who has done lots of investing has made bad decisions or made mistakes along the way. A quote of Jim Rohn comes to mind, “It’s important to learn from your mistakes, but it is BETTER to learn from…
DetailsIf you’ve missed some of the prior articles, basic guidelines on successful investing are in my book “Stairway to Wealth” available at LuLu.com. Continued from Part 23: It had taken her a touch over five years, but she now had bought and sold a commercial SFR that she had transformed into a day-care center, and…
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