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After a long dry spell, we have entered a market cycle where rents are increasing.  As a building owner, you need to have your rents keep pace with the market with the same diligence you look after your

2014 could be a terrific time to be a landlord. Changes in the tax code could mean more business for us. As there have been for some time, there are rumblings about doing away with

[This proposed minimum wage increase would cost apartment owners big!  If you have a manager or if you use a handyman to do repairs – prices will be going up!] President Obama is calling for a huge hike in the minimum wage to

In 2008, the Board of Supervisors passed Proposition M. While anti-harassment laws already existed, tenant activists pressured their allies on the Board to sponsor Prop. M – the Anti-Harassment Ordinance. Prop. M specifically called out more than a dozen actions treated as harassment by a rental property owner, including failure to make repairs, entering without…

One of the concepts behind How I Met Your Mother (now in its final season) revolves around the characters having unique memories of the same event, with one recollection often being very different from

The United States is still – by a wide margin – the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world.  We have a great productive capacity than any other nation.  It’s probably larger than all of Europe combined. And despite what many people believe, I don’t think our country’s best days are behind us. That…

As anybody knows, keeping properties filled is the top priority of every rental property owner.  Without applicant traffic to fill vacancies you will fail, either from online or off-line prospects.  This article focuses on increasing ONLINE traffic to your website.  You could have the best looking rental website on the Internet, but absolutely no one…

Q: What factors can I legally consider when deciding whether or not to rent to someone? A:  As a landlord, there are certain factors that you are legally permitted to consider to accept or reject a potential tenant.  Permissible factors to use in deciding whether to

A landlord recently asked the following question on the LandlordingAdvice.com website: “Anybody else having trouble finding stuff to buy? I’m looking for multi-unit buildings in

There is an old saying when it comes to selling or renting real estate that the three most important factors are:  location, location, location.  Yet, what if you are working at an apartment community that does not have these three things going for it?  Maybe your community is “off the beaten path” and no one…