Southern California Property Management Blog

Implied Covenants In Every California Lease

A comprehensive and legally sound lease is one of the most basic necessities for successful landlords in California. Most landlords are concerned about what the lease says, but what about what it does...

The Great Southern California Pandemic Migration

Over the last few months, Southern Californians have spent more time in their homes than ever before due to the Coronavirus pandemic. With state-mandated stay at home orders, Californians have be...

9 Ways To Be Successful In Renting Out Your Southern California Home During COVID-19

There is a lot of uncertainty in our world today. With the outbreak and rapid spread of Coronavirus, the entire world economy has all but shut down.Due to the shelter-in-place order in California, the...

How Much Should You Raise the Rent?

When a lease is two months away from expiring, you should start thinking about whether or not you should to raise the rent. Deciding how much the new rent should be is always a hard call to make. Maki...

California Statewide Rent Control Is Here

California has passed statewide rent control this month (AB 1482), ignoring the will of the people who voted 62% to 38% against a different piece of rent control legislation (Proposition 10) just unde...

5 Responsibilities For Landlords That Have A Property Manager

Hiring a property management company to deal with your rental can feel like a major weight has lifted from your shoulders. No longer are you the one who has to take those tenant phone calls, deal with...

Rental Properties and Marijuana

Today, the Associated Press, came out with an unsurprising story. The headline reads, "Marijuana use by US college students up, highest in 35 years." According to the story, nearly half of f...

Why Move-In/Move-Out Inspections are Vital

Your tenant is moving out, and you notice that the carpet you just put in is trashed. It looks like they ran a doggy daycare in your living room!But don't worry, their security deposit will cover ...

Are Property Managers Worth Their Fees?

If you've done a Google search for this question or a similar one, you've probably encountered tons of contradictory information.The Bigger Pockets forums and other investor networking sites a...

5 Mold Myths Affecting Landlords

The mold hysteria is way overblown. From my point of view, some mold remediation gimmicks have the potential to be one of the largest scams facing modern day landlords. In this article, I will examine...