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Everything You Need To Know When Applying for Your First Home: Renter’s Edition
Finding The Right Fit Chances are before you...
Home Staging Tips: Taking Your Home to the Next Level for Potential Buyers
How important is it to stage a home that's for sale? Very. According to the National Association...
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...
The Legalities of Collecting Back Rent Accrued During COVID in California
When the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic, it affected California residents drastically. Specifically, most of the California economy was shut down, leaving many residents without jobs or any source of income. Making...
Why It’s Important to Routinely Change AC Filters
Air filters are a vital component of your property's HVAC system, but they are too often neglected. While the benefits of regularly replacing these comparatively inexpensive items might not be immediately noticeable, failing to replace them can actually severely...
7 Tips For How to Manage Your Own Rental Property in 2021
Investing in and managing your own rental properties in Southern California is admittedly an incredibly challenging process. However, being a rental property owner can be quite rewarding when done strategically. Specifically, if you chose to manage your own investment...
Protecting Your Property: Why Proof of Income is Crucial for Landlords
A simple and effective way to avoid future headaches is to require proof of income from potential tenants. In order to determine if a potential tenant is going to become a liability or an asset you’ll need to find out some information about them. All financial factors...
What To Do When Your Tenant Damages Your Property
Damage to a rental property can be a huge headache for a landlord. This is not only because it can compromise the profitability of your investment, but because it can also result in further damage to the home. Tenant damage can also lead to disputes and disagreements...
What You Need to Know About Accessory Dwelling Units In California
Photography: Carlos Rafael Architect: Propel StudioKnown by various names such as granny flats, backyard cottages, in-law units, secondary units, guest houses, and so forth, an accessory dwelling unit is essentially a second dwelling on the same grounds as the main...
How to Finance an Investment Property with Leverage
The real estate market is one of the most rewarding industries a person can get involved in. It is one of the few investments that a person can actually use someone else’s money, to make money for themselves. To maximize the investment and make it work for your...
Eight Tips for Investing in Real Estate in Orange County
Did you know that the median price of a home in 16 zip codes in Orange County has surpassed the million-dollar mark? In other words, prices have pretty much doubled in the last ten years! Imagine how you would feel if you had doubled your money in just a decade?...