Housing Market California Is the residential real estate market in California showing a rebound this year?  Sales are up strongly month to month, although far from levels 12 months ago. The latest housing stats from CAR shows single family house prices dropped 2.1% despite a rise in sales of 17.6% in February. February’s statewide median…

Best Cities in California to Buy Rental Investment Property? Looking for an investment condo or house to rent in the Golden State?  A lot of people still are. The California housing market is coming back slowly.  Home prices are rising and rents are still on the rise in some cities. Interest in investing in revenue…

Tips for Hopeful Renters Continuing into 2023, the rental housing market vacancy rates are low. And while renters expect rent prices to fall, they aren't by much as yet. In fact, in some cities year over year rent growth in January was above 30%. The competition among renters is intense and will continue to be. …

Finding Local Nearby Plumbers You can Rely On Homeowners may not foresee big plumbing issues in their future, but rental property landlords have a little more foresight. In fact, plumbing issues of one kind or another beset even the newest or well-maintained homes. And the other issues will need a local plumber for sure, sometimes…

Tenant Evictions As Covid era renter protections end and many renters face paying huge amounts of due rent while not paying current rent, we can expect a surge in evictions. Tenants are often fearful to hear the word of “lease termination” or “eviction’. Yet a landlord can indeed terminate the lease agreement if the tenant…