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Welcome to Orange County, a vibrant and beautiful area known for its stunning beaches, pleasant climate, and thriving communities. This popular place to live also has a lot of options when it comes to apartment rentals. If you’re a property owner looking to make your complex more appealing to potential tenants, consider being pet-friendly. Embracing...
As an affordable housing Orange County landlord, keeping up with all the relative fair housing laws applicable to your rental property can be tricky. Covering everything from advertising to financing, the laws are in place to provide equal opportunity to all potential tenants and avoid any form of discrimination during the tenant screening and selection...
Rental properties are a great investment for property owners, as they provide long-term profitability and safeguard your financial future better than other volatile investment choices. One of the ways real estate investors assess the success of their property is by calculating ROI. Return on investment (or ROI) is a measure used to calculate the profit...
While finding potential renters across most cities in America has generally not been difficult over the past few years, finding good tenants is often a struggle. Problem tenants cost landlords hundreds or even thousands of dollars in fees, legal action, and repairs every single year. You may end up with tenants that do not pay...
As time-consuming as it may be, if you are the owner of a rental property, it is your responsibility, by law, to keep the condition of the property good and habitable for the full duration of the lease agreement through regular maintenance. Not only does this protect your investment, but it also makes your property...
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February 2, 2024 | Library
You may not know that California landlords cannot discriminate against an applicant just because they have a housing voucher (aka: Section 8). As always there are pros and cons to Section 8 applications. The pro is that many landlords appreciate because it’s a guaranteed source of income. They know that part of the rent will...
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February 2, 2024 | Library
The main reason to use a Limited Liability Corporation ((LLC) is to insulate your personal assets from liability that may occur at the property. So, your risk stops in the LLC should anything occur on the property such as a slip and fall. Advantages Asset Protection A property’s biggest liability is generally if a tenant...
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February 2, 2024 | Library
Single family residences including condos are exempt from California Statewide Rent Control, AB-1482, if: Proper notice of exemption is given to the tenants and; Owner is not a Real Estate Investment Trust, Corporation, or LLC where an owner is a Corporation. Other Exemptions include: Housing with a certificate of occupancy issued within the past 15...
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February 2, 2024 | Library
When a tenant owes a landlord money there are two ways to collect; either go to court to hopefully obtain a money judgement and/or send them to collections. Money judgments This is the most effective, yet you have to go to court and prove it out. If successful, or if the case is not contested,...
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February 2, 2024 | Library
Landlords have had to deal with falsified tenant applications for years and now unscrupulous individuals have upped their game and have become increasingly sly in their attempts to evade background checks and spotty pasts. We wanted to share a few things to watch out for during the application process. The applicant Landlords need to vet...
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February 1, 2024 | Library
Two insurance industry giants have pulled back from California’s home insurance marketplace, saying that increasing wildfire risk, flooding, and soaring construction costs have prompted them to stop writing new policies in the nation’s most populous state. State Farm announced that it would stop accepting applications for all business and personal lines of property and casualty...
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February 1, 2024 | Library
The City of Santa Ana just enacted the Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance to regulate rent increases and evictions for nearly all rental properties and mobile home spaces. The City must create a Rental Registry and all landlords with rental units in the City of Santa Ana must complete and submit registration forms...
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February 1, 2024 | Library
A popular topic with property managers nowadays is simply "are red hot rents finally starting to cool down?" Here's some insight as to what is happening out there... RealPage has just reported that the third quarter was the largest drop in apartment rents since 2010. WSJ reported that the decrease in overall rental demand was...
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February 1, 2024 | Library
Good news or perhaps not so good news... the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Orange County is now 7.9%. Therefore, effective August 1, 2022, and through July 31, 2023, for residents that are NOT subject to any local rent control limits, you may increase rent in Orange County by 10%. If you have already increased...
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February 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
There is a new law that requires all landlords to provide information regarding dampness and mold. As of January 1, 2022, residential landlords are now required to provide written disclosure to prospective tenants of the potential health risks and impact of the exposure to mold by providing a mold booklet. The booklet shall be distributed...
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February 1, 2024 | Library
If you’ve been tracking the latest in real estate investing, you’ve probably heard about “medium-term rentals.” Investors nationwide are adding medium-term rentals to their portfolios for improved cash flow. What is a medium-term rental A medium-term rental is a furnished rental that houses guests for two to three months. The tenants are often traveling professionals...
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January 29, 2024 | Library
Deciding how much you can afford to pay for rent each month is a critical financial decision that many tenants face. It’s a balance between finding a comfortable home and ensuring your rent payments don’t impede other financial goals and needs. Below, we’ll guide you through understanding how much of your income should be allocated...
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