Consider Including a 721 Exchange as One of Your DST 1031 Exit Strategy Options By Dwight Kay, Founder and CEO Kay Properties & Investments

One of the most important questions all real estate investors should ask themselves is, “What is my long-term strategy?” In the case of Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) investors, exit strategies come into play once the investment period has concluded, or gone “Full Cycle”. Full Cycle is a term used to describe a DST property that…

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Gov. Newsom Signs SB 731 Sealing Millions of Convicts’ Criminal Arrest Records

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California became the first state in American history to allow almost all old convictions on a person’s criminal record to be permanently sealed, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the landmark Senate Bill 731 into law.  Well over a million Californians will now have the opportunity to be unburdened, in many cases for the first…

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Letters to the Editor

Dear AOA: With the recent California EPA decision to abolish gas guzzling cars by 2035 it is time for us the home providers to become proactive rather than reactive to all these upcoming changes. We need to begin thinking how California State Legislatures will pass various laws that will affect our bottom line as business…

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Something to Think About #122: Henry J. Kaiser (1882–1967) – Part 4: Hoover Dam by Klarise Yahya, Commercial Mortgage Broker, BRE: 00957107; MLO: 249261

Continued . . . These were the circumstances under which Henry J. assumed control of his paving company. The economics were splendid: better cars meant more driving which increased the demand for improved roads, which Congress was soon to fund to increase employment during the Depression. This recipe for wealth, wherein supply creates its own…

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Arbitration Provisions in Resident Manager Agreements – Beginning with the End in Mind By Gary Ganchrow, Esq.

At the beginning of a relationship, no one wants to think about the relationship ending. However, if you own a property with a resident manager, there stands at least an even chance that you, or your manager, will at some point end the employment relationship. And while this process often happens without any hitches, it…

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Los Angeles Doesn’t Need Higher Taxes or a Cabrini Green New Deal By Susan Shelley, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Taxes are too high in California, but that doesn’t mean they can’t go higher. A bill now pending in Sacramento would create a new agency in Los Angeles County with the authority to invent new taxes, including parcel taxes, gross receipts taxes on businesses, document transfer taxes and various kinds of bond debt that would…

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Should I Sell My Rental Property in 2022? Eight Factors to Consider By Austin Bowlin, CPA – Partner at Real Estate Transition Solutions

Rental properties can be a great investment, providing stable rental income and attractive property price appreciation. But for most rental property owners, there eventually comes a time when their financial and lifestyle needs change and no longer align with their property’s performance. When this happens, holding onto an investment property may no longer make sense,…

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