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This can happen when you least expect it:  An unhappy resident has just arrived in your leasing office while your telephone is ringing, budgets are due in 25 minutes and six future residents are waiting to

I’m sitting here scratching my head and wondering how today’s reality of asset price booms, skyrocketing rental increases, and a sluggish U.S. economy makes any sense. How is it possible to have a Dow Jones index in the 16,000+ range when a high percentage of Americans still believe that the U.S. economy is not very…

Resident hoarding can cause significant health and safety problems, both in the hoarder’s unit and in neighboring units.  Hoarding can create pest infestations, mold problems, increase

You have heard it all before.  Some of us have even said it ourselves, “Being a landlord can be a pain.”  Most people in this country will agree that it makes a lot of sense to buy property and invest in real estate.  We also know all the benefits of investing in real estate.  You…

Rent Control Issue Looms for Residents, Landlords and City Council  Culver City natives Kim and Jose Garcia lived at 4047 Duquesne Ave. for 19 years until 2013, when a new landlord doubled their rent from $975 to $1,900.

If you’re a landlord who owns rental property in the County of Los Angeles, you should know about those who are seeking to be elected as the Los Angeles County Assessor and what they stand for. It could affect how much you pay in real estate taxes. I interviewed front-runner John Wong at Tommy’s restaurant…

Virtually every landlord has experienced a problem tenant. Whether the tenant has failed to pay the rent, failed to vacate, becomes a nuisance or is committing waste, etc., the ultimate remedy lies within a court action called

Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 15th for AOA’s “Million Dollar Trade Show and Landlording Conference” in Long Beach. You will meet just about every

Life is full of interruptions.  Yet we must find a way to strike a balance so that all the URGENT things coming at us do not pull us away from the most important tasks at hand. In the property management industry

Unfortunately, thePacific Northwestis a great environment ripe with all the components necessary to allow mold growth to be a very common problem – lots of mold spores, moisture, correct temperature range