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Imagine if you will, you have your rental property on the market listed at the price that your property manager recommended. You made routine repairs as advised to get your property ready for market, but it has been sitting vacant for longer than expected. Your property manager, ... read more >>

Imagine if you will, you have had your vacant property on the market for almost 6 weeks without an acceptable application. You have never had an issue renting your property out before and you are not sure what to think. You are not asking much more than you did a couple of years ... read more >>

Imagine if you will, you are getting ready to go out of town for Thanksgiving Day weekend when you check your email and see that your tenant will be moving out on December 1. Oh no, you thought they would be there longer than that and you remember how hard it was to fill the same... read more >>

Imagine if you will – you have a property you want to sell but the holiday season is fast approaching and you are not sure what to do. Your property is in Long Beach, California, near Los Angeles and Orange County so you know weather is not an issue but are not sure if the ... read more >>

Imagine sitting home at night watching the game and getting a call from your property manager who tells you that the railing broke free from the second-story walkway on the small apartment building you own. You are devastated to find out that an eleven-year-old boy is in the hosp... read more >>

Imagine if you will, you are at a family gathering when your tenant reaches out to you saying that the refrigerator is not working and wants it repaired or replaced ASAP. You hang up the phone and pause for a minute. Your very practical wife tells you to go ahead and get it taken... read more >>

Imagine if you will, your tenants just moved out and you are in the process of getting your rental property ready to rent again. The refrigerator and dishwasher are about shot, and you are not sure if you should replace them. You figure that maybe the new tenants could bring thei... read more >>

Imagine if you will, you are on the Board of Directors for a Homeowners Association and you need to figure out how much to collect each month in dues. You know you need to bring in enough to cover monthly and yearly expenses like the gardener, trash collection, and insurance. Tha... read more >>

In this Community Matters series, we spotlight a remarkable initiative in Long Beach’s East Village Arts District. Meet Orsa Modica, a key figure behind the East Village Arts District Community Watch Group (CWG), an inspiring example of how residents are coming together to ... read more >>

Imagine if you will, your messy tenant who is behind on rent just sent you a maintenance request reporting a mouse or bed bug infestations on the property. You think to yourself there have never been any other complaints about rodents or different pests. The other tenants who are... read more >>