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22 Tips for First-Time Landlords

There are numerous requirements and laws that all landlords should be familiar with. Here are the basics. Becoming a landlord for the first time is exciting, but it can be overwhelming and nerve-racking if you don’t know where to start. Useful tips for first-time landlords include topics that range from leases and building code compliance, to evictions, so there’s more to know than just collecting rent. To make it easy for new landlords, the following tips can help you get organized. While there are many “to-do” items for landlords, there are certain things every landlord needs to know. This first-time landlord checklist goes a long way in helping you get your new... Read more

Learn the Basics of Real Estate Investing Before Buying Your First Property Though some people have made quick riches from real estate without much knowledge...

  With just one week left until pandemic-era eviction rules were set to expire, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to extend COVID-19 renter...

Read the full White House Press Release Here. The White House announced Wednesday it is taking strategic steps to protect renters, including setting up limits on...

  The L.A. City Council voted Friday to vastly expand tenant rights by approving a package of new protections meant to keep renters housed after pandemic-era...

LA County Extends Pandemic Eviction Protections...

L.A. County will extend its eviction protections for tenants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by one month, following a vote Tuesday by the County’s Board of Supervisors. Why now: The County’s eviction safeguards were set to expire after Dec. 31. But supervisors voted to push the deadline back one month, aligning with the city of L.A.’s tentative plans to phase out eviction protections after Jan. 31, 2023. The decision means that tenants across L.A. County who are unable to pay rent due to the pandemic’s lasting economic impacts will no longer face immediate eviction if they can’t pay their January rent on time. However, unless the County extends the deadline again before... Read more

When Araceli Guerra moved into her small, two-bedroom apartment in Concord three years ago, it wasn’t in the best shape. There were cockroaches and mice. Some of the...

Voters in the midterms in a handful of states enacted new rent stabilization measures. What does that mean for multifamily investors? Voters created new rent controls...

With rents at all-time highs and few pandemic protections in place, US housing officials are looking to judges to slow the rise in evictions. The US affordable...

Aid has run dry, but nonpaying tenants remain shielded from eviction. When New York’s rent relief program launched early last summer, landlords saw a light at the end...