Forecasts and Trends Obama’s 2013 Budget Targets the Rich By Gary D. Halbert Some weeks there is so much to write about, it is difficult to know where to start. Today, for example, it is so tempting to write about President Obama’s attempt to require the Catholic Church and all of its hospitals and universities…
DetailsAn Exchange of Opinions # 27- Mortgage Leverage By Klarise Yahya, Commercial Loan Broker, DRE: 0095710 MLO: 249261 If you’ve missed some of the prior articles, basic beginner guidelines on successful investing are in my book Stairway to Wealth available at LuLu.com. In the sentence, We’re in the business of providing homes for people the…
DetailsLegal Q & A By Franco Simone, Esq. Small Claims Court Q. My tenant is suing me in small claims court over his security deposit. What should I do? A. First, determine if you handled the security deposit improperly. There are specific guidelines that must be followed pursuant to Civil Code Section 1950.5. Here are…
DetailsQ & A’s by Richard Beckman, Attorney Question 1: I have a question about rent control in San Francisco. My son wants to buy a house in the city and probably rent it for a few years to help with payment at the beginning. We read about the eviction regulations and found this on http://www.sftu.org/justcauses.html: “Tenants…
DetailsLegal Q & A by Dennis P. Block, Attorney Question 1: I have a building in a non rent controlled area. I served my tenant with a 60-day notice on May 15, 2012. The tenant is on a month-to-month tenancy. Am I entitled to collect the rent during this 60-day period? He will next…
DetailsResident Manager Agreements: What AOA Members Need to Know By Dale S. Alberstone, Esq. In this column each month, I try to address legal topics which are timely and important to AOA’s members as owners of apartment buildings. For example, recently I addressed pitfalls of many laundry leases (and in particular, that owners should just…
DetailsAOA Million Dollar Trade Show and Landlording Conference a Huge Success! And Would You Like to Be My Partner? Trade Show a Huge Success! Our 30th Anniversary Million Dollar Trade Show last month was a huge success! You should have been there! Our members were more educated, motivated and stimulated by some very knowledgeable speakers…
DetailsA friend of mine (Betty) rented an illegal unit for 23 years and established a close friendship with the owner, (Joanne). During those many years, Betty spread out her belongings into places that were off limits to her, but Joanne said nothing. Joanne said she didn’t get to the bank until after the middle of…
DetailsIn the article below, Joel Fox explains how the real target is all of Prop. 13. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. There was another hearing on Proposition 13, the iconic property tax cutting measure, at the legislature yesterday. San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano wants to clarify change of ownership rules when business property changes hands and…
DetailsIntelligent leasing is the foundation of a quality ownership experience. The apartment building owner with an effective leasing strategy reaps tremendous benefits that his short-sighted or uninformed competitors are often missing out on. You can enjoy having exceptional tenants, achieve the highest possible rents, have a virtually non-existent vacancy factor, and own the most intelligently…
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