Southern California Property Management Blog

The Vendor Value Triangle

What Every Rental Property Owner WantsYour phone rings and it’s your property manager calling.“Oh no, this can’t be good” you think to yourself (yes, we know how you feel when ...

California AG Sets His Sights On Landlords

The California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (TPA), otherwise known as AB 1482, continues to be largely unknown to California landlords, even though it has been the law of the land for three and a hal...

California Anti-Landlord Bills To Track

One of the hardest parts about owning and managing residential rental property in California is keeping track of all the new laws. It seems like every time you turn around there’s a new bill wor...

The In-N-Out Model of Property Management

Today I decided to go to In-N-Out for lunch and as I was waiting for my food, I realized something.In-N-Out has perfected a model that we at Mesa Properties seek to consistently incorporate into our o...

Your California Investment Property Will Become Rent Controlled

If it isn’t already…We are now three years into Statewide Rent Control here in California and a lot of landlords are still completely unaware of it.To be fair, when I say “landlords...

Should a Property Owner With a Property Manager Do Their Own Repairs?

“I want you to contact me first before you authorize any repairs on my property.”This is a common statement that property managers hear from property owners.The sentiment behind the statem...

Is Nationwide Rent Control Coming?

We have all become accustomed to the topic of rent control here in California, specifically at the State and local level. After all, California passed AB 1482 which instituted state-wide rent control ...

7 New Laws For California Landlords in 2023

2023 is here and with it come a variety of new laws that either directly or indirectly affect California landlords. As has been the trend for the last several years, California continues to make it mo...

What Does The Future Hold For California Landlords?

Rent Control is Already Here - So What’s Next?We are coming up on 3 years since AB 1482 went into effect and all multi-family rentals in California became subject to rent caps as well as just ca...

The Tax Benefits of Owning Rental Property

Do you know some of the tax benefits of owning rental property? We sit down with Sean Bracey of Bracey Financial and go through some of the common questions landlords have about the tax benefits their...