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Question One: I have a single-family residence in Van Nuys, California. It has four bedrooms which I rent to four separate roommates. By renting out separate rooms, I am able to get a higher rental amount than if I leased the house to a single family. One of the tenants has stopped paying her rent.…
The mold inspection and remediation process is a balancing act between ensuring occupant safety and preserving property value for an owner. The mold inspection company you choose should offer a value proposition that stands apart from others. The credentials should include a mold certification, mold industry work experience, meaningful inspection reports, and competitive pricing. Think…
Many syndicated investments are structured as LPs or LLCs, limiting potential tax benefits. Private market real estate investors – be they experienced in real estate syndication or new to the asset class – have been exposed to many more investment opportunities since President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law in 2012. Among other things, the…
Snappt released the 2020 Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Residential Rentals Survey. The survey shows that more than half of residential tenants are struggling to pay their rent, mostly driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is driving a 75 percent increase in evictions, with a current eviction rate of 21 percent. Many of these…
2020 was anything but ordinary, and trash has probably been the last thing on your mind. In the midst of elections and pandemics, who had time for that anyway? But the trash isn’t going to take out itself (we mean that literally), so let’s start a conversation. Are you living on a property that is…
Information, not Advice #20 Continued . . . The Energy Crisis Recession of 1980 – Duration: 6 mos. GDP Decline: 2.2%. Peak Unemployment: 7.8%. 10 yr T-Note Beg 10.80% / End 10.25%. Inflation reached a bit over 11% and the Federal Reserve, not unsurprisingly, raised interest rates to slow money supply growth. When money…
What is your ultimate goal as a real estate investor? Is it to retire as a millionaire by investing in low risk management and labor-free, inflation-resistant properties in which your tenants not only pay all the taxes and insurance but in addition do all the maintenance? Would you like your sole duty each month to…
If you have a soft story, multi-family property in California, you have most likely heard about seismic retrofitting by now. You may have either taken care of it already or will have to in the near future. Multiple cities throughout California, Northern and Southern, have developed mandatory ordinances requiring certain multi-family buildings with tuck-under parking…
Dear Dan: I am a single family home owner and rented my home to a family last year. I found out during this shelter-in-place that my tenant does not live there and has listed all rooms on AirBNB individually. He has even modified the house to convert the living/family areas and garage into bedrooms to…
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