Dollars & Sense – Saving Money In A Tight Economy

We are all counting our pennies these days. Learn cost savings ideas for your rentals. Replace or deep clean? Carpet or Pergo? Learn money saving ideas for your rental without breaking the bank. Share your ideas with me. I am always looking to save money, aren’t you?

Electronic Signature – Is it for you?

January 25, 2012

We finally made the move to signing all leases and management contracts electronically.  I was worried that something would be lost by not sitting down with the tenant and going over the lease with them. What I realized is that they are so preoccupied with their move that they don’t really read the lease.  We [...]

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True Story – My Tenant is Taking Me To Small Claims

January 19, 2012

As many of you know I am the State of California rep for the blog: www.CaliforniaLandlordSolutions.com and I often get calls from people who found out website and want advice on how to handle a situation. Last week I was called by a lady who was shocked that her former tenant was taking her to [...]

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Class is over – What did we learn?

October 19, 2011

I teach classes at Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA a couple times per year.  It is always great to touch base with consumers to see what is really on their minds.   The take away from the class is that as an Owner you need to know the laws and fair housing.  Take a great [...]

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Annual Preventative Maintenance

October 14, 2011
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9/11 how does it relate to managing rentals?

September 21, 2011

We just observed the 10 year anniversary of 9/11. The take away for me was the reminder of how precious life is and the fact that our lives as we know it can be turned upside down in an instant.  So how does that impact owning rentals? We need to be prepared.  Once you own real [...]

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July 1, 2011 – Save a Life!

July 1, 2011

Today it is law that all homes have Carbon Monoxide Detectors installed in them. Having personally known people who have died from Carbon Monoxide it is well worth putting the detector in your home. Rental properties have until July 2013, but in our company we have already installed them in all of our units. If [...]

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Landlording Made Easy – Come Learn How

June 22, 2011

Hi all, Some of you may know that I teach property management classes at Cabrillo College each semester.  The last class was a huge success.  I revamped the class from a 1 day class down to a 4 hour class.  We had 25 people and a waiting list! Well, another class is coming.  The current [...]

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Interest on Security Deposit in Santa Cruz County

June 7, 2011

Interest is due annually on Security Deposits held within Santa Cruz County with the exception of Scotts Valley.   Interest needs to be paid at the end of each calendar year.  Our office pays in January and if under $5.00 we give tenants a rent credit if over $5.00 we send a check.  For 2011 the [...]

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