Is Your Fire Protection System in Compliance With the Fire Department or Your Insurance Company? – by CV Fire Protection, Inc.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) requires that all fire protection systems be inspected, tested and maintained periodically in order to ensure a reasonable degree of protection of life and property from fire. It is your responsibility to perform all other periodical inspections and testing of the fire sprinkler system. An “Annual Test” will provide…

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What is Adverse Action Notice and When Must You Provide One? – by Ilse Cordoni

If you reject a tenant solely or in part upon the information in the prospective tenant’s consumer credit report and/or on the credit score, current California and Federal laws require that you provide the applicant with an Adverse Action Notice in writing. If you reject an applicant on other grounds, for instance, a poor recommendation…

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An Exit Strategy That Defers Tax Liability and Increases Cash Flow – by Anne Baber, Investment Real Estate Broker

And this too, dear, shall pass¦.(Dollie Riviere, my Grandmother) The National Economy The US economy ended last year on firmer footing with modestly stronger growth; however, output fell short of what analysts expected. The gross domestic product rose at a 2.8% annual rate in the fourth quarter, but failed to reach the 3% rate that…

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An Exchange of Opinions #25: Charity – By Klarise Yahya, Commercial Loan Broker, DRE: 0095710 MLO: 249261

Building a loan package is both science and art. The science is predictable: certain things must be included in each file and adjusted for the type of property we’re talking about. The science is pretty standard. The art is different. A lot of underwriters left the business after 2008 and the ones still remaining are…

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