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What Documentation Can Landlords Request for Service Animals & ESAs?
Most tenants in a rental property will have a...

Landlord Guide: How to Add a New Tenant to a Lease
As a landlord, you rely on your lease agreement to outline your expectations of your tenants as...
Townhomes Versus Condos
When searching for a new home, prospective buyers are usually faced with three distinct options: townhomes, condominiums, and detached homes. Most people are familiar with the latter, but less clear on the main differences between townhomes and condominiums. Let's...
What is an HOA?
An acronym that stands for homeowners association, an HOA can come in different forms and perform a variety of functions. But in general, it's an organization that creates and enforces the rules for collective properties, usually condo buildings, planned communities,...
The Pros and Cons of Renting Versus Buying
Should you buy a home or rent? It's a question many of us have faced, and one that doesn't have the same answer for all. Let's take a look at why either buying a home or renting a property might be best for you. The Pros of Renting Here's the biggest misconception...
Eliminate These 4 Challenges by Hiring a Property Management Company
Renting out your investment property is one of the most effective ways to achieve stable returns over a long period of time. However, the key to success here lies in hiring a dependable property management company that can manage your rentals with efficiency. You can...
What You Need to Know About 1031 Exchanges in California
What is a 1031 exchange? The Internal Revenue Code section 1031 allows you to defer capital gains tax if you reinvest the money made on the sale of your property into a like-kind replacement property of equal or greater value. This can save you a lot of money and can...
AllView Real Estate Management Awarded Best Property Managers in Huntington Beach and Irvine by Expertise.com 2022
The property management industry in California is a thriving and highly competitive area of business, dominated by only those companies that excel at delivering superior service, efficiency and return on investment. Since inception AllView Real Estate Management has...
Santa Ana Becomes First Orange County City with Rent Control
On October 21, 2021, after a decade-long push from the Santa Ana community to find a solution for housing affordability, Rent Control has officially been implemented into law in the city of Santa Ana. Known as the “Just Cause Eviction and Rent Stabilization...
Should you Require Your Tenants to Have Renters Insurance?
All property managers and landlords in Southern California should be familiar with renters insurance and have a firm understanding of why it should be required for all your tenants. Unfortunately, not enough landlords require it. Additionally, while it’s smart for...
SB 1157: California’s New Credit-Reporting Law
If you are a landlord, property manager, or otherwise involved in real estate management in the state of California, then you should immediately become familiar with California’s groundbreaking new law, SB 1157, which went into law last month, on July 1, 2021....
What To Do if Your Tenant Stops Paying Rent?
Arguably, rent collection is one of the most important financial tasks of a property manager or landlord in Southern California. As such, it’s critical that landlords and property managers stay on top of this aspect of real estate management to avoid a disruption in...