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You can almost figure that the carpet in an apartment unit will probably have to be replaced long before the “Style Police” make a call. Picture walking into a recently vacated unit and seeing a year’s worth of

In 2008, I was part of a group of Newport Beach PD detectives that arrested eight people in an identity theft ring. The criminals made fake credit cards (with real credit card numbers) and fake driver’s licenses to match. It was estimated they fraudulently bought over $1.1 million in products and resold them on the…

We do not allow cats in our rental properties. No, we do not hate cats – we even believe the feline creatures are pretty and graceful in most cases. So we don’t mind the furry creatures … just not inside our properties. Why? Because we have had some bad experiences with cats spraying their territory,…

My goal is to fill all vacancies within 72 hours!  If YOU are going to fill vacancies within 72 hours, one idea that that will help is to include a phone number in all ads – a phone number that will actually be answered (where prospects can actually reach you.)

In its more than 160-plus year history, few things have remained constant in California.  However, since the 1800’s California has taxed all classes of property the same. Thus, when the iconic Prop 13 passed in 1978, it did not differentiate between different kinds of property.

Governor Brown’s recent executive order requiring California residents and businesses to reduce water consumption by at least 25% challenges us to start changing wasteful habits and implement some easy but effective ways to conserve water.  Our drought is unlikely to end anytime soon.

The “Rich” Get Richer… The values of apartment buildings fluctuate. At a very important level that’s because they can be thought of simply as machines that generate a stream of income (called the Net Operating Income, or NOI). The thing is, as interest rates change the market doesn’t pay

Question One: I am selling my single family residence to a lovely family. Escrow is scheduled to close in 45 days. I have issued my long term tenant a 30-day notice to vacate. My tenant responded that she has lived in the house for over one year and therefore is entitled to a 60-day notice…

Do you have a way to measure your residents’ use of your property and your amenities?  Francis Chow, of Ellis Partners, who spoke at a recent Education Conference and Exposition, showed the audience why understanding touch points with your residents can be so critical to understanding your resident’s needs and how to impact their decision…

When your current or former tenants are looking for a new apartment, your contact information may be submitted to their future landlord as a reference. Similar to how you request landlord references and complete a background check on your applicants, it’s a chance for you to help out a fellow landlord and give them an…