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Determining What a Rental Increase Should Be
Are you preparing to raise the rent on your South County rental home? Remember that rental increases in California are largely driven by the statewide rent control laws, and your increase will largely depend on whether your property is included in those laws or exempt...
What to Expect at Closing: A Checklist for Occupied Properties
What happens when you find the perfect investment property but there’s a tenant living in that home? You buy it. These deals often come with built-in cash flow and negotiation leverage. It’s a good way to start or build a portfolio. But closing on occupied properties...
Tax Advantages of Real Estate Investments
Taxes can be a touchy subject, but as real estate investors, there’s a lot to be happy about when it comes to tax time. Let’s take a look at some of the tax advantages that real estate investments deliver. While no one gets super-excited about filing their taxes and...
Timing Your Rental Investments: A Guide to Market Cycles
A successful investment depends on buying the right property in the right location. When you invest in rental properties, keeping that home occupied with high-quality tenants is also important. Another important factor that impacts your rental investment success?...
Summer Property Maintenance Checklist for Your Rentals
Our Mediterranean climate makes summer one of the most pleasant times of the year to live in this part of California. We have heatwaves from time to time, however, and those high temperatures and intense sun can have a serious impact on your rental property. It’s...
2025 Santa Clara County Rental Law Changes
Renting out a home in Santa Clara County, California, has always meant navigating a complicated legal framework full of tenant protections, deadlines, and limits. Not only are there strict laws already in place, it seems as though those laws are always changing. You...
