Property Management Resources for Rental Property Owners and Investors in San Diego County
7 Things to Know Before Renting Out Your Home
If you’re a landlord or you’re thinking about becoming a landlord, you may have some questions about how you should go about renting out your home. This is an excellent reason to partner with a local property manager. When you work with a management company to...
Home Showing Tips to Attract and Retain High-Quality Tenants
Attracting quality tenants is an important part of your strategy for earning as much rental income as you can and increasing your return on investment (ROI). You want well-qualified renters in your San Diego rental property because they are likely to rent on time,...
Pros and Cons of Selling a Tenant Occupied Property
Thinking about selling your investment property, but you’re not sure what to do with your tenants? If you're a landlord wanting to sell a home, you might think it’s easier to wait until you have a vacant property. With the rental market as competitive as it is,...
Property Management Accounting Practices to Maximize ROI on Your Investment Property
How are you doing with your rental property accounting? Does it serve your investment goals? Is it helping you to maximize your return on investment (ROI)? If not, you should consider whether there are any changes that can be made to improve how you’re tracking your...
What is Considered Normal Tenant Wear and Tear
When your tenant moves out of your property, you can expect turnover repairs touch ups. You may want to paint the walls, clean the carpets, and maybe even replace the appliances that are looking old and worn. These are the expected responsibilities and associated...
Home-Selling Tips That Can Make or Break Your Sale
Are you selling a home? This can be a difficult market, even after the last couple of years have seen higher prices, increased demand, and a generally good environment for San Diego home sellers. Markets shift, however, and as we try to figure out where we are right...
Tax Benefits of Real Estate Investing
San Diego rental property owners have several tax benefits available, and you’ll want to make sure you’re taking advantage of them. While the income you earn has to be declared on your taxes, you’ll have some deductions that will offset your tax exposure. The tax...
5 Things San Diego Landlords Can Deduct From a Security Deposit
Security deposits are tricky for landlords all over the country, but in California, the laws are especially strict and extremely well-enforced. San Diego landlords are required to follow some specific guidelines when they collect, hold, and ultimately return a...
Handling Maintenance Requests Efficiently Helps Retain Tenants
Tenant retention should be a big part of your strategy when you’re renting out San Diego homes. Keeping good tenants in place will ensure your cash flow is consistent. It will cut down on vacancy lost and keep turnover costs to a minimum. Your entire investment...
Negotiation Tips and Strategies for Purchasing a San Diego Investment Property
Are you a strong negotiator? Even people who are accustomed to making deals in their professional or personal lives can find themselves flummoxed and overwhelmed when it comes to negotiating a real estate deal. Especially in a market like the one we’re experiencing...
How Long Will It Take to Rent out My San Diego Home
There are a number of questions we hear most frequently when we’re working with San Diego rental property owners. One of the more popular questions is something you’ve probably wondered about yourself: How long will it take to rent out my home? Knowing the answer to...
Top Questions to Ask Before Hiring a San Diego Property Manager
A lot of things go into a successful investment experience. You need to have the right property, the best tenants, and a good plan for maintenance. You also need an excellent San Diego property management partner. There’s a lot of time, resources, and effort that...
Considering Moving to San Diego? Here is Why You Should!
People love coming to San Diego. In fact, this city gets over 35 million visitors every year. Vacations are great, but have you considered living here? Why wouldn’t you…great weather, outstanding landscapes, sea breezes, and all the culture, entertainment, and...
Tips on Deciding When to Sell Your San Diego Home
Thinking about selling your San Diego home? Maybe you’re ready to let it go, but you want to be sure you’re set up to receive the highest possible asking prices. Or, maybe the money is important but having it sell quickly is even more important because you’re ready to...
Rent vs. Buy: Pros and Cons as a San Diego Military Member
When you serve in the military, you’re always on the move. Some active duty service members see this as a benefit and others see it as a sacrifice. If you’ve been sent to San Diego, should you rent a home in the area, or should you buy something? There’s no one...
Renovations to Increase San Diego Home Value
The San Diego rental market typically determines how much your property is worth and what you can earn in rent. There’s very little you can do to control the strength of the market and the competition you face for good tenants and high rents. One thing you can...
Should You Sell or Rent the San Diego Investment Property You Inherited?
If you’ve inherited a property, you’re likely trying to decide what you should do with it. Unless you’re interested in moving into the home yourself, you’ll either need to sell the property or hold onto it and rent it out. The decision will depend on your own...
Why You Should Hire a San Diego Property Management Company that also Offers Real Estate Services
Are you wondering whether you should hire a real estate agent or a property manager when it comes to managing your investment properties? Good news - you don’t have to choose one or the other. In fact, you’ll serve your portfolio better if you find a San Diego...
How a Partnership with a San Diego Property Management Company Can Help Increase Your Investment Portfolio
There are a number of services you should expect from a San Diego property management company. When you hire an expert, you can rely on that partner to provide leasing, tenant screening, marketing, maintenance, rent collection, and lease enforcement. Your property...
Benefits of Professional San Diego Property Management Bookkeeping
Keeping track of the income and expenses associated with your rental property is an important part of a successful investment experience. It also helps you earn a higher return because you’re less likely to make a mistake that can end up costing you more than you...
Why Communication with your Property Management Company is Key to Maximizing your ROI on your San Diego Investment Property
Investors who want to maximize the returns they earn on their San Diego rental properties often focus on increasing their rental values. They make cost-effective upgrades, adopt strategic marketing plans, and focus on tenant retention to avoid vacancy and turnover. ...
6 Things San Diego Landlords Always Look for in a Rental Property Inspection
Rental inspections are a valuable way to document the condition of your property and make sure there isn’t any deferred or unreported maintenance that needs your attention. We recommend that you inspect with a checklist and that you take a lot of pictures that you...
3 Common Maintenance Mistakes & How to Avoid Them – San Diego Property Management Advice
Mistakes are easy to make when you’re renting out a San Diego property, and one area that’s especially common for costly errors is maintenance. Most landlords and investors are not contractors, and while you might enjoy the DIY project around your own house once in a while, keeping your investment property in great condition can seem overwhelming and expensive.
5 Tasks HOA Boards Should Delegate to a San Diego Community Association Management Company
If your HOA board has decided to work with a San Diego community association management company, you will quickly see the benefits of this decision. Board members will have a lot more time and a lot less stress. It’s important to set expectations early about who is...
How to Determine Which Type of Investment Property is Right for You in San Diego
Investing in San Diego real estate offers a number of diverse opportunities. When you decide to buy real estate as an investment, you’ll find yourself asking a number of questions. Should you buy commercial space? A single-family home or a multi-family home? Do you...
Roles and Responsibilities of a San Diego HOA Board
In San Diego and across the U.S., more and more residential homes are in HOAs and community associations. This is due to new construction, increased development, and a sense that homeowners appreciate having a dedicated entity taking care of things like roads,...
Landlord & Tenant Laws Explained by San Diego Property Manager
Landlords and investors cannot effectively and safely rent out their properties without understanding the complex federal, state, and local laws that are in place. Not only do you have to know the laws as they’re currently written; you have to be prepared to keep up...
The Benefits of Having a San Diego Real Estate & Property Management Referral Partnership
San Diego property managers and San Diego real estate agents have a different set of skills and talents. We like to focus on professionally managing residential properties in San Diego, and we’re good at what we do. As a real estate agent, you may occasionally have...
Hiring a Property Manager vs. Self-Managing – What’s Best for Your San Diego Home
Many rental property owners begin their investment experience by managing their own homes. Before long, it becomes too time-consuming, too risky, or too difficult to keep everything organized. If you have a lot of time, local resources, and experience with leasing,...
Tips for First-time Property Investors in San Diego
San Diego is a dynamic rental market with some outstanding opportunities for real estate investors. With a large military presence, a strong economy, and a steady stream of people re-locating for work, school, and retirement, there’s a strong tenant pool. Most...
How Can Military Families Keep their San Diego Home Safe When Shipping Out
As a military member, you may have received PCS orders to leave San Diego and deploy elsewhere. We know that this probably isn’t the first time you’ve had to ship out, and you’re probably familiar with the logistical details by now. However, if you own a home here and...
What to Do if you Have to Move Out of your San Diego Home as a Military Member
For military renters and their landlords, ending a lease agreement isn’t always as easy as providing notice and moving on. There are legal obligations for both parties, and if you’re an active duty military member who has to move out of a rented property, it’s...
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