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Current Recovery is Worst Since 1960: Push to Scrap GDP You should know that there is growing evidence of a strong push by the Obama administration, and its willful accomplices in the media, to get rid of GDP as the bellwether indicator of the economy. It is true that GDP, as currently measured, is lacking…

Dear AOA: Please let your readers know that I recently purchased 30 of the Kidde Smoke Alarm – Model   i12010S and they are continually chirping after installation.  The instructions indicate a low battery life?

The Big Show You’ll want to mark your calendars for the FREE “Million Dollar Trade Show and Landlording Conference” next month where we’ll be giving away iPads and 5-day cruises.  The show will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in West Hall B, 1201 N. Figueroa!

Q: “Do I have to hire a professional management company?”

“What’s your top idea right now, Steve?  What are you doing with your own money?” The answer is simple – U.S. real estate.  Right now, I have a greater percentage of my net worth invested in the U.S. residential property market than in any other asset class – by far.  (I’m not even including my…

Illegal immigration is back in the news. Donald Trump (aka “The Donald”), claims that illegal immigrants from Mexico are made up, primarily of  “rapists and murderers.” 

You can almost figure that the carpet in an apartment unit will probably have to be replaced long before the “Style Police” make a call. Picture walking into a recently vacated unit and seeing a year’s worth of

In 2008, I was part of a group of Newport Beach PD detectives that arrested eight people in an identity theft ring. The criminals made fake credit cards (with real credit card numbers) and fake driver’s licenses to match. It was estimated they fraudulently bought over $1.1 million in products and resold them on the…

We do not allow cats in our rental properties. No, we do not hate cats – we even believe the feline creatures are pretty and graceful in most cases. So we don’t mind the furry creatures … just not inside our properties. Why? Because we have had some bad experiences with cats spraying their territory,…

My goal is to fill all vacancies within 72 hours!  If YOU are going to fill vacancies within 72 hours, one idea that that will help is to include a phone number in all ads – a phone number that will actually be answered (where prospects can actually reach you.)