Do you remember the Clint Eastwood western movie, “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”? Renting to Section 8 tenants is pretty much the same. Some landlords love Section 8, and some landlords try it and find it is bad and ugly to deal with.
With predictions of heavy El Niño rains this winter, it is timely to review the laws pertaining to liability for property damage caused by rainwater run-off, surface water flow and landslides.
We have been living with drought in the Western United States for a long time now. So the prediction of a strong, wet El Niño year is quite appealing. Will it fill our reservoirs, recharge our aquafers and bring us back to normal? Hard to tell; many experts say we may need multiple years of…
DetailsThe media filmed our rally to end automatic citizenship outside the Reagan Library. I gave interviews to the L.A. Times and others but there was only coverage of the debate. It was good that we were there, because across the street were the Azteca dancers waiving the Mexican flags; many were yelling at us, as…
DetailsWhat would you give for a peek inside the minds of your residents? Thanks to the results of a recent apartment resident customer satisfaction survey from leading marketing research firm, J Turner Research, you may be closer to understanding than you think. Let’s take a closer look at the study findings, along with what they…
DetailsThe best way to look forward to 2016 is to look back at 2015. In January 2015, these important charts were flashing “price boom” signals in the single-family residential market.
The End of Rent Control: The Epiphany in Silicon Valley – By George Drysdale Mostly because of Prop 13, rent controls got stuck in California. The financial and moral damage to the state has been enormous. This is best evidenced in the San Francisco Bay Area (now almost all part of Silicon Valley). Because of…
DetailsRemove stains from the wall before you slap on another coat. It’s the first commandment of painting. Here’s how to wash seven common stains off your walls and in most cases, requires low effort and low cost.
This article continues some of the things a budding investor-in-training should consider before being trusted with a checkbook. Part 1 discussed what an investment is, what an investor does, and the 4% Rule. The concept of learning to invest through stocks was introduced. This was to accustom the new investor to (a) saving regularly for…
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