Each apartment community has certain features and benefits which are the selling points of that particular community. It could be its location, friendly staff, spacious floor plans, beautiful landscaping or affordable price – just to name a few.
Real estate investing mistakes can be costly on so many levels. They can wipe out your potential profit and, if you make one big mistake, it can wipe you out financially and emotionally. We all make mistakes. The trick is to keep your mistakes small and to learn from them. It’s even better if you…
DetailsHello everybody. From time to time AOA members encounter problems with their neighbors’ trees. Frequently, the issue is with tree limbs which overhang the AOA owner’s property. Of course, the situation could be reversed whereby the branches of the tree belonging to the AOA owner grow over the neighbor’s land.
One of the most common and preventable causes of property damage to residential properties is the sudden and accidental release of water from the building’s plumbing system. Residential plumbing systems consist of a water supply piping system and drain or waste line system. Because the water supply piping system is
We’ve been accumulating new readers with both hands it seems, and for that I’m very grateful. But it’s not all campfires and S’mores. Frankly, it’s difficult for new folks to step into the middle of an ongoing conversation like we’ve been having. Recently, one of my longer-term clients asked me to introduce his nephew to…
DetailsCity Strengthens Tool to Mediate Rent Increases New Law Took Effect October 1, 2015 The City of Alameda strengthened its procedures to help resolve landlord-tenant disputes over rent increases by adopting two new ordinances
DetailsProspective Tenant in Wheelchair with Dog Question: I am a landlord with a “no pets” policy. Recently, someone in a wheelchair came to look at an open apartment. He called me later and told me he was really interested in the apartment, and he mentioned he has a dog. He didn’t say whether the dog…
DetailsQuestion 1: What is the status of the Richmond rent control law you mentioned in last month’s article?
The Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute joined local property owners in filing a lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco. The lawsuit challenges a new ordinance that dramatically increases relocation payments that San Francisco landlords must give to tenants whose rental units are withdrawn under the state Ellis Act. (The Ellis…
DetailsLater this year, the drought gripping California may finally be somewhat alleviated— according to multiple news outlets. El Niño, the mass of warmer-than-usual water which develops in the Tropical Pacific Ocean, had a 65% chance of arriving later this last summer. The chances further increase to 80% during late fall or early winter. El Niño…
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