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Aug 16, 2019

Category: HOA Property Management, Oakland Property Management

Investing in multi-family properties is an excellent way to diversify your rental property portfolio and increase both your cash flow and your long term ROI. When you’re identifying the right opportunity, you need to look at the investment differently than you would...

Aug 9, 2019

Category: HOA Property Management, Oakland Property Management

A good Oakland HOA management company will facilitate all of the daily operations of your community association, and if things are not being done the way you expected, you should consider finding new management. Often, a simple conversation can help everyone reset...

Aug 2, 2019

Category: HOA Property Management, Oakland Property Management

Many new homes are found in common interest communities, which are governed by HOAs. Many investors are able to buy properties in these communities and rent them out successfully. However, you do need to be aware of a few key differences when you invest in these...

Jul 12, 2019

Category: Property Management

One of the things that landlords fear the most is having a tenant who doesn’t pay rent. That’s understandable; you have your own financial obligations to meet, and some of them probably rest on the incoming rent you should be receiving.

Jun 28, 2019

Category: Property Management

It’s hard to think about rental property maintenance; you’re investing in a property to make money, so when you have to spend money on maintenance, repairs, and replacements – it hurts. But, handling maintenance professionally is important for two reasons.

Jun 14, 2019

Category: Property Management

A well-maintained property will rent for more money, and it will also rent to a high quality tenant. You can expect a home in excellent condition to rent faster, which will reduce the cost of vacancy and the stress that comes with an unoccupied investment home.

May 31, 2019

Category: Property Management

If you’re trying to decide whether or not to rent your property Section 8 tenants, you’ve probably heard a lot of positive and negative information about the program and its requirements. Section 8 rentals are not for everyone, but make sure you understand what’s at stake and what’s required before you decide either way.

May 17, 2019

Category: Property Management

Talk to a group of Oakland landlords and real estate investors and you’ll find they are split on whether or not it’s a good idea to invest in Section 8 housing and rent to Section 8 tenants. While the program can sometimes be challenging to manage and navigate, it can also give you reliable rental income on a property that’s likely to have a stable pool of tenants willing to live there.

Apr 16, 2018

Category: Oakland Property Management

You don't appreciate good tenants once you realize how much damage a bad tenant can place on your rental property. And after that, you'll never want to rent to anyone but the most qualified applicants ever again. While there's no way to guarantee tenants respect your...

Jan 23, 2018

Category: Landlording

How should you collect rent? When you own a property that you’re going to rent, one of the first things you’ll need to figure out is how you’re going to collect rent from tenants. There are many possible payment and rent collection methods, but they definitely aren’t...