Community Resources

I don’t profess to have all the answers so this section will give you resources within Santa Cruz County and the industry to get your questions answered. Links to government departments, zoning, answers to section 8 questions, trade associations you can join, and great vendors to support you and your rentals are just a few. If you have questions you need answers to let me know and if I can’t answer I will find someone who can.

Property Management from A-Z: Z

April 16, 2010

Well I am on Z and covered all topics related to Property Management through the alphabet and then some.  Hope you have found the topics timely and of interest.  Zero Sum Gain (break even), Zap Your Energy, Zombie, Zen, Zest for Life Zero-Sum-Gain – break even is at least where you want to be with [...]

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Successful Landlording Cabrillo College Testimonials

March 14, 2010

Last Saturday I co-taught the Successful Landlording Class at Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA.  This class is taught 2 times a year.  It is a class packed with basic info on How to be a Successful Landlord.  This class touches on the things one needs to know to stay within the law, get a great [...]

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Successful Landlording Cabrillo College Class

March 7, 2010

Successful Landlording Twice a year I co-teach this class with Karen Calcagno, Linda Murphy and this year with Paige White through the Cabrillo College Community Extension program. Yesterday, March 6th, was a full day with 15 attendees.  I am so pleased to find investment property owners willing to educate themselves about the process, and their [...]

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Property Management from A-Z: L

February 26, 2010

Law, Lease & Listen Law – bottomline follow it.  There are lots of books out there and professional associations here are some links: California Apt Assoc. Become a member.  This is a great organization.  They regularly have classes on legal matters, Fair Housing Law, Leases and Addendums to download etc. www.caanet.org Institute for Real Estate [...]

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Property Management from A-Z: H

February 10, 2010

Hands-On When prospective clients call me to ask about my services one of the questions they always ask is if I am Hands-On.  Let me address this question. Hands-On – is a word that has many meanings depending upon who is asking it.  My answer is: yes, you want to be hands-on but not a [...]

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Evictions on the Rise

February 5, 2010

Jennifer Squires of the Santa Cruz Sentinel, dated 1/29/2010 wrote an article titled, Deputies Serving More Evictions, to summarize the article the Sheriff of Santa Cruz County serves the eviction notice and the numbers are increasing with the foreclosure problems.  Most people are staying in their properties longer either not wanting to face the fact they [...]

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Property Management from A-Z: F

February 3, 2010

The two topics today are Filing System & Fair Housing. To be organized and to be able to document everything associated with managing a rental you need a filing system and it doesn’t really matter what system you use – just have one.  I will tell you what I have both personally and in my business. Filing [...]

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Tips To Successful Landlording – Cabrillo Class March 6th

January 16, 2010

I am one of three instructors for this class.  It is a wonderful class that I wish I had the chance to take when I first started doing property management for myself 20 years ago.  Karen speaks to the importance of communication in having a good experience as a landlord, I address the nuts and [...]

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