Archive for Landlord Issues

Year End Tax Tips For Rental Property Owners

As 2011 comes to a close it is a good time to start thinking about the litlle things that may help you as an investment property owner save a few extra tax dollars. If you own rental property and have the ability to deduct some of the expenses related to it. Here are a few [...]

Handling Tenant Security Deposits

In today’s challenging economic landscape tenant’s and owners are looking to save every penny they can. We have had several questions come up recently regarding how to handle a tenant’s security deposit. This is as agood as time as any to bring everyone up to speed on how security deposits should be handled and what the [...]

Landlords Must File 1099′s in 2011

Landlords, Investors, the Federal Government is looking to make sure it can capture all possible income and you are on their radar. If you own rental property’s be prepared. This new rule further emphasizes another good reason to hire a property manager to keep your rental properties in order. Small mistakes will cost you dearly. [...]

Landlord Insurance Policy- Pros and Cons

Understanding whether or not to buy a landlord insurance policy can be a critical decision for many owners.

The Rent to Price Ratio- What is it Telling Us ?

The Rent to Price Ratio is one barometer many economists use to gauge home values and the trends in home prices. Can we calculate the trend in Ventura County Housing using these numbers ? This will be the first article in a series where we attempt to define the trend in home prices in Ventura [...]

Moorpark Rental Home Inspection Policies

If you are a landlord or property manager in the city of Moorpark be prepared. The City of Moorpark has implemented a rental housing inspection/permit program to help provide quality rental housing in the city. This permit process went into effect in 2007. The city claims this is to help provide quality rental properties within [...]

FTB Delay’s Witholding Requirements for Property Managers

The state FTB has agreed to delay implementation of its withholding requirement for property managers who manage California residential property for out-of-state owners. The FTB will use 2009 to educate management companies and other agents about this requirement and will begin to enforce the withholding in 2010. According to the FTB they will “focus on [...]

Ventura County Rental Market Update – Oxnard, California

As we start the new year we thought it would be a good idea to establish some general benchmarks for the Ventura County Rental Market. As of January 3rd there were 675 rentals homes listed in Ventura County  according to data from the CVAR Regional Datashare Database. Oxnard has the most rentals with over 150 [...]