Love Your Job as a Landlord – By Katie Poole-Hussa
I’m going to bet that you probably haven’t heard many people say that they love being a landlord. If anything, you’ve heard the cons, hatred and horrific stories of doing
Californians Still Believe in Proposition 13 Taxpayer Protections – By Jon Coupal
A statewide survey commissioned by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association shows Californians continue to support Proposition 13 and the two-thirds vote requirement to boost taxes on
Are You Breaking Landlord Rule Number 7? – By Robert Cain
How do landlords screen tenants? The US Census Bureau’s Property Owners and Managers Survey shed some interesting light on screening methods. Many do it by breaking Rule Number 7.
The Financial Benefits of Reducing Move-Outs – By Lori Hammond
The related costs of apartment turnover are often included in discussions of the impact of turnover on an apartment community. Expenses include:
U.S. Economy May be Stuck in Slow Lane Long-Term – By Gary D. Halbert
In the 4½ years since the Great Recession ended, millions of Americans who have gone without jobs or raises in this slow growth economy are asking Is this as good as
Save Money and Reduce Air Conditioning Bills! – by Eugene Dasov
As the almanac predicts; the summer of 2014 will be the driest summer in over 100 years expected to break records from 1947 and 1953. If your central air conditioner is not working properly, than you can bet your units will not be cool and your tenants
Something to Think About # 20 – Risk – By Klarise Yahya, Commercial Loan Broker – BRE: 00957107, MLO: 249261
You’ve heard the saying, “To win big you’ve got to bet big?” That pretty much incorporates the essence of Risk right there: there are two sides to it. “Risk” is not the
Legal Q & A Warranty of Habitability – by Franco Simone, Esq.
Q: I own an old house that is in need of many repairs. I don’t have the money to fix up the house so I rent it out “as is.” Now my tenants are claiming that the house
Will California Revive Redevelopment Agencies? Eminent Domain Abuse Could Come Back to California, Along With Mountains of Debt – By the Institute for Justice
Will an old law that threatened private property and encouraged fiscal irresponsibility be returning toCalifornia? A new statewide initiative seeks to resurrect aCalifornia law that enabled unelected governmental agencies to use
Legal Q & A – By Richard Beckman, Attorney-May, 2014
Question 1: I recently asked a tenant to vacate our duplex in Cupertino. We had to do significant termite work, including fumigation, and in addition, they always had many people staying over, causing undue wear and tear