Essential Tips for First-Time Property Managers

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Becoming a property manager for the first time is both an exciting and challenging venture. Property management involves overseeing the daily operations of real estate properties, ensuring that they are well-maintained, profitable, and compliant with local regulations. Here are some essential tips to help first-time property managers navigate their new responsibilities successfully. Understand Local Laws…

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Reasons to choose a Modesto CA property manager

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Thinking of hiring a Modesto CA property manager? For property owners seeking peace of mind and efficient management solutions, entrusting their investments to a reputable property manager in Modesto is a prudent decision. If you’re still on the fence about hiring a property manager in Modesto, CA, this article will offer you several reasons why…

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What is a 1031 Exchange?

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For lifelong real estate investors, the 1031 exchange can be the trick to help them save on taxes and build significantly more wealth. This post is the road map to making this happen. What is a 1031 Exchange? If a landlord decides to sell a rental property at some point, they will need to pay taxes on…

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Why rental properties are still a good investment

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One of the most valuable tools rental property investors have in the U.S. is the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. Surprisingly, this style of mortgage is very much an outlier compared to what’s typically offered in other countries. Most countries tend to offer adjustable, variable, flexible, or renegotiable rate mortgages, all of which pose an inherent risk…

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California Rental Market News

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ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — Kim Carlson’s apartment has flooded with human feces multiple times, the plumbing never fixed in the low-income housing complex she calls home in the San Francisco rental market. Her property manager is verbally abusive and calls her 9-year-old grandson, who has autism, a slur word, she said. Her heater was busted…

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Do minimum wage increases affect rents?

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Increases in the minimum wage can be good for landlords.  A stand-out benefit is that renters are less likely to default on their monthly rent payments. This equals more financial security for you and your tenants. But while your tenants may have the ability to afford rent much better than before, you could also raise…

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Things to do to protect your investments during a recession

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The recession is officially here and for owners in the Central Valley, and across the United States, that means changes are coming but thankfully owners can protect their investments by going the following: 1. Keep Low to Moderate Debt Levels  It probably goes without saying that those with no or moderate debt will be less…

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Top questions to ask tenants before renting to them

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Asking a prospective tenant the right questions is one of the keys to success when it comes to owning investment properties because the answers to those questions will provide you with peace of mind in that tenant before you rent to them. In this article we will share with you the top questions to ask…

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Property Management Tips: Rental Application Mistakes To Avoid

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The rental application is one of the most important tools that a landlord uses in their business because it’s what makes it possible for the landlord to screen and place the most qualified tenants in their properties possible. As important as the rental application is, it’s also possible for a landlord to make common mistakes…

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