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Every landlord would like to lower the turnover in their properties. It’s costly to attract and retain good tenants, not to mention the costs you incur when they move out and you have to turn a

Many different variables drive the demand for apartment housing. Tenants consider location, tax policy, employment, tenant age, location of family members, availability of healthcare and

 My tenant reported me to the city for multiple code violations without even notifying me of them first.  I was frustrated that I received the code violation notices from the city and was not given

Question 1: Are there new rules regarding being able to enter the tenant’s unit on weekends? I heard the landlord’s right to require access has been expanded to include

Question One: I have a tenant who has been in my property for 10 years and now is complaining of bedbugs. I believe that they brought them into their apartment. What is my responsibility to

Grooming new SuperStars is the easy part.  The tough part is having a system to hire the best candidates today…who will be the leaders in your property management company, tomorrow.  Follow the three steps

A housing entrepreneur is what I call myself.  I’m a business person with real estate assets.  I own rental houses and my customers pay me monthly rents.  Housing entrepreneur sounds somewhat different than

It’s been said that after Al Capone was sentenced to prison for tax evasion in 1931, his chief financial and legal advisor, Jake “Greasy Thumb” Guzik, told other mobsters how to avoid

Hello everybody. My topic this month will not be similar to the typical “Los Angeles Housing Department bashing” or “REAP bashing” articles you have undoubtedly read in various apartment trade publications during the past 24 months. Rather, my discussion will provide a matter-of-fact explanation of LAHD’s administration of the REAP program (it is here to…

Dear Mr. Faller: I am writing to express my appreciation and fondness for one of your associates, Mr. Michael Brennan. I recently began managing an apartment building that my mother owns. My father used to manage it, but after he passed away two years ago, the task fell to me. It has been an uphill…