Real Estate & Property Management Blog

SELLING IN SPRING? 7 Things to Do to Get Your Home Market-Ready!

By Kyle Groves Thursday, January 13, 2022

The Sacramento-area real estate market has been booming, and sellers are taking advantage. Regardless of what’s happening in your local market, spring is always the hottest time of the year to sell your home. As with anything in life, preparation is key, and taking time to ...

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Top 7 Inspections a Home Buyer Should Perform Before Purchasing

By Kyle Groves Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Recently, I was contacted by a divorcing couple to list their home. They bought the house with a different REALTOR® in 2019, and I was thankful that a mutual friend referred me to them before they reached out to their previous agent. After a few weeks of discussion and p...

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RENT CONTROL IN CALIFORNIA: How Much Can a Landlord Raise Rents?

By Kyle Groves Wednesday, December 8, 2021

As property managers in the red hot Sacramento rental market, we are diligent about yearly rent increases. When we take on a new building and inherit the tenants, reviewing current lease(s), comparing market rents, and identifying the date of the last rent increase are the first ...

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CASE STUDY: A 1031 Exchange Story

By Kyle Groves Thursday, November 18, 2021

The 1031 Exchange…other than cash flow and a solid property manager, it’s a real estate investor’s best friend. It is a familiar story to investors. You buy an investment property, you find solid tenants, you keep up with maintenance, it produces a decent ...

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7 Things Landlords Should Know Before Applying for California COVID-19 Rent Relief

By Kyle Groves Tuesday, November 2, 2021

The State of California’s Rental Assistance Payment Program is well underway. The program, which began in mid-March 2021, aims to provide assistance to landlords and low-income tenants financially affected by COVID-19.The Federal government sent an initial amount of $2.6B i...

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10 Reasons to Hire a Professional Property Manager

By Nathan Grow Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Setting the right rental rates: While looking through the classifieds to see what other landlords are charging for similar properties is a fine way to ballpark your rent price, a good property management company will conduct a thorough market study in order to set a rental price ...

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