When it comes to tax deductions, there are a few schools of thoughts. There are the people who want to write off everything, whether it’s legal or not, and figure the cost of an IRS audit won’t be that bad. Or else they think they can’t ever get caught. They are invisible, or so they…
DetailsIn 2015, all manufacturers of water heaters that are sold in the U.S. must conform their equipment to new energy efficiency standards. This applies to all residential, gas, propane and electric water heaters. Why should you care? Because water heaters, as we know them, won’t look the same. Here’s the who, what, how much it’s…
DetailsHopefully, if you own in the City of Los Angeles and are under the L.A. Rent Stabilization Ordinance, you have already paid your building’s registration fees of $24.51 per unit which was due by February 28, 2015. Serving a timely notice, you may collect one half of those fees from your tenants.
Most every year about this time, I criticize the sitting President of the United States for submitting an ever-larger federal budget that almost always includes a big deficit which adds to our massive national debt. I have criticized every president for this going all the way back to
Most of the many apartment owners we have met after our AOA seminars in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley have already built living trust based estate plans. They cared enough about preserving and protecting wealth for their heirs to already take significant planning steps.
How to Get More People to See Your Craigslist Ad If you use Craigslist, be sure to include at the bottom of the body of the listing a string of keywords that people might use in their search. These words could include:
DetailsMortgages and Trust Deeds (hereafter-“mortgages”) are negotiable instruments. Once created, they act among institutional investors as sort of a bond substitute. They are created for income, bought for security and sold for capital gains. We’ll discuss ordinary income from mortgages and the potential for capital gains another
Q: I haven’t increased my tenant’s rent in over five years. Her tenancy is a month-to-month agreement and I would like to increase her rent to match the current fair market rental value of the neighborhood. What is the proper way to give my tenant notice of this rent increase?
Investing in real estate can be a little scary at times, especially for beginners. But please don’t let your fears hold you back from jumping into the very best real estate market we have seen in decades.
Mold Inspectors are everywhere you look. But finding a qualified and reputable mold inspector can be a challenging task with so many companies to choose from. Below is a guide for hiring a certified mold inspector: