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“Steve, I can’t manage to buy a house,” an attendee told me over the weekend in San Diego at Everbank’s Global Currency Expo. “The last house I tried to buy had

The Great Recession officially ended in June of 2009. Yet, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently estimated that real GDP will grow by only 1.4% this year. If that proves true, America will continue its worst economic recovery in the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data going back to 1930. I actually wrote about the…

“When I started out, I was hungry to get renters in.  My hunger for tenants cost me over $10,000–that’s how much it cost to deal with one

Goldman Sachs Recently, Goldman Sachs forecasted that by the end of 2013 the yield on the 10 year Treasury will jump to 2.40%. This is almost a 30% rise from current levels and that’s a huge increase for a supposedly riskless investment. The most likely reason is it’s an inflation adjustment, which means we should…

“You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.” This admonition accurately characterizes the spirit and intent of the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act (SSCCA), implementation of which has made Californiathe first state in the nation

Q:  My tenant didn’t pay their rent this month so I want to give him a Three Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit.  How can I

Question 1: In regards to “service” animals or “emotional support” animals, please describe what documents a prospective tenant should present to

Question One: As a landlord, I have made a practice of never renting to family or friends. I find that it is very difficult to do business in this situation. If the family member or friend meets my qualifying criteria, could I be sued for discrimination for refusing to rent? Answer One: The law only…

 Over the years, your AOA Advisors have been presented with several scenarios that again and again cause landlords unnecessary grief, time and money.  Below is a compiled list of members’ questions we have received and mistakes

Hello everybody.  My discussion this month focuses on a surprising ruling concerning adverse possession in a case just decided by the California Court of Appeal.  Specifically, the Court endorsed an