AB-2801 significantly increases the documentation required to deduct costs from security deposits. Beginning in April 2025, the law mandates the use of photographic evidence to document the condition of rental units before a tenant moves in and after they move out....
Real Estate: Why We Invest in Income Property Investing in income property is one of the most reliable ways to build long-term wealth, offering a combination of cash flow, tax benefits, and appreciation that few other asset types can match. In San Diego, where a...
I was searching Netflix for an old film. I wasn’t sure if I remembered how it ended or not when I came across a movie I had not thought about in a while from 1990: Pacific Heights. In 1990, I had been in the business of property management in California for three...
California’s Tenants Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482), provides statewide protections for residential tenants. In June of 2023, the City of San Diego Residential Tenant Protections Ordinance (No. O-21647) went into effect, providing further local protections for San...
San Diego is a unique rental market. While long-term leases are almost always the best option for investors, this is a tourist-friendly area with a lot of vacationers coming and going for a period of days, weeks, or months. Plenty of property owners are finding that...