Property Management Blog

Rental increases are rarely a surprise. You invest in real estate; you know that increasing rent is necessary to keep up with market rental values and to maintain your property's profitability. Maintenance costs rise every year and the cost of doing business goes up pretty consistently. You’re also trying to increase your cash f...

Understanding San Diego’s property regulations is absolutely required when you’re renting out a property. It’s remarkably easy to make a legal mistake, and you want to avoid any missteps or pitfalls whenever you can. These mistakes tend to be expensive and time-consuming. Rectifying situations and coming into compliance...

As a real estate investor, your success and profitability depend on being aware of the latest market trends. Hopefully, you’ve established some investment goals and strategies that are keeping you on track, and you’ll need to continually evaluate those as market trends change and you gather more data to help you predict what m...

What will make your investment property more valuable? In many cases, this will depend on the property itself, especially the type of home it is, its location, condition, and age. We’d be happy to make some specific recommendations once we evaluate your property and consider the potential for improvements.  There are some...

Visibility and exposure are essential goals for any marketing plan. As you list and advertise your home for rent, it’s important to think about who will be seeing the listing and what they’re likely to do as they scroll through your photos and description. Will they immediately contact you to schedule a showing? Will they book...

As you’re preparing to market and list your San Diego property, you’ll need to consider how much rent to charge. This needs to be included in the listing if you want to narrow your potential resident pool to only qualified applicants.  Instead of throwing out any arbitrary rental value that feels good, take some time to...

Diversification can strengthen your real estate investment portfolio, and limit the risk that it carries. If you’re not already renting out both multi-family properties and single-family homes, you might want to consider it. The market is always changing, and when you have the type of property that appeals to a large part of th...

Renovating a rental property makes sense for many reasons. Those improvements you’re making will increase your rental value, allowing you to earn more every month when your tenants pay rent. You’ll also drive up your property value, which means the home is worth more when you decide to sell it later.  Rental property ren...

What does a successful property owner in San Diego look like? There are a few qualities that always set a great investor apart from a mediocre one. Successful property owners prioritize the needs of their investments while providing an outstanding rental experience for their customers.  San Diego is always a competitive market....

A diverse real estate investment portfolio will accomplish a number of things for you. There’s a better chance that you’ll reduce the risk that comes with any type of investment. There’s a larger opportunity to get involved with multiple sorts of real estate and even multiple regions and markets. Most importantly, a...