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 The first and maybe the most important step is that you properly screen applicants before they become your tenants.  It is always worth the time and money to obtain on all of your applicants the below:

SACRAMENTO, CA:  On, April 8th, the California Supreme Court heard an oral argument from Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) in a challenge to San Jose’s “Inclusionary Housing Ordinance,” which imposes a significant financial penalty on the providers – and purchasers – of new homes.

The San Francisco Rent Ordinance is complex.  Mistakes made at the beginning of a tenancy can haunt you for years, even decades and can negatively affect both your monthly rental income and the value of your property.  Further mistakes can compound a problem.

Many landlords who are beginning the eviction process exclaim, “If I had only known!”  Well, there are very few reasons we can think of why you should NOT have known.   Before you put a tenant in your vacancy, be sure to thoroughly check them out.   If you have a system in place and perform your…

Life as a landlord may be tempting to homeowners unable to sell their homes and others looking to add properties to their investment portfolios.  However, any costs associated with rental properties catch novice landlords by surprise.  The following are four hidden expenses experts say new landlords should consider.

The Weakest U.S. Economic Recovery in Generations The economy has been in a slow recovery for the past five and a half years. It’s the weakest post-recession rebound in generations. The Commerce Department’s latest revision of the fourth quarter GDP shows that nothing much has changed, as I will discuss below, even though there was…

Ouch!  $230,400 in annualized leasing revenue is being lost by apartment communities around the nation!  This is happening because 20 percent of the calls coming from future residents are being missed, which is silently draining the performance of the properties you own/manage.  Using the call tracking system of an industry vendor as a resource, this…

Property management professionals operate within an industry based upon the delivery of sound and consistent customer service.  We believe that when most effective, good customer service results in profitability and client retention.  As such, we are constantly striving to deliver top-level customer service through our systems and practices.  Ultimately,

Last month we learned that young Caleb has forty or more years before reaching traditional retirement age. Because he has a longer time horizon he can take slightly more investment risks than his older half-sister, and perhaps wind up with greater wealth.

Q:  My tenant is requesting to add a roommate to her lease – do I have to allow my tenant to have a roommate?