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Part of being a successful landlord is learning to treat owning a rental property as a business. If you want to turn your rental property into a successful business, you need to separate yourself from

Hello everybody. It is time once again for my annual January update on the wage, hour and rent laws that apply to resident managers. In case you have not heard, effective

It is our continuous goal to aid and support you in making this business of providing housing for others more profitable, easier and yes, more enjoyable.  AOA wishes each and every one of you

A few months ago, I listed a house for rent and a prospect contacted me for information.  She decided that the rent was too high for her budget but then she contacted me about a Craigslist ad

It may surprise you that you are responsible for preventing injuries to children sustained while they were trespassing on your property that were caused by man-made conditions called

The below article was written by Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. This is a tale of coattails – the coattails of an

The 2013 legislative session closed resulting in a mixed bag of good and bad news for rental property owners. While at least one law which would have had a disastrous effect on landlords was vetoed, several others with

UPDATE:  Recently, I wrote an article on the new laws going into effect on January 1, 2014 concerning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The article created

It’s easy to fix up your properties if you have unlimited cash. However, you need to keep your repairs to a minimum to stay profitable. You also need to keep your properties

While market conditions continue to fluctuate, there may be times when you find yourself in a situation where you have no apartments to show.  Maybe you don’t have a model or the one you have is “out of commission” or you are in a “make ready” process with the vacant apartments that are available.  Recently,…