San Diego Property Management Blog

An investment property in San Diego is usually going to fall into one of two categories. Either it will be a long-term rental, with a tenant signing a lease agreement of a year or more, or it will be short-term rental, which is often the same as a vacation home.There are pros and cons to owning either type of rental property, and the owne...

Rent control is on its way to San Diego, and if you’re a Landlord, you’re probably not going to be thrilled with that. If you’re a Tenant, you’ll likely welcome it.Today, we want to talk about what Rent Control – or rent stabilization – might mean for you and your San Diego rental property.What Rent Con...

Real estate investing in San Diego can be very profitable, but it can also be a downright punishment in your pocketbook if you make mistakes and do not get it right.I’ve been in the business for 29 years and when I started, I made all kinds of mistakes. I’ve also been involved in over 500 different sales transactions, and I&r...

Improving your rental property can help you attract well-qualified tenants quickly, which limits the amount of money you lose on vacancy. It can also help you increase the value of your investment, meaning you can possibly charge more in rent.Today, I am sharing the top five improvements you can make to your San Diego Rental income proper...

There’s a proper procedure to follow when a tenant has moved out and the landlord is preparing to return the security deposit and complete a move-out inspection. To illustrate how we manage this process at Penny Realty, we are visiting one of our properties. We’re in a two-bedroom, one-bathroom rental condo to show you which b...

If you get tenant screening right, life as a landlord is nice.If you get tenant screening wrong, life as a landlord is horrific.So, it’s imperative you get your screening process right. A lot of landlords struggle with this because they rely on their intuition. They meet a potential tenant and size them up and then make a decision w...

San Diego landlords and property managers must allow service dogs and support animals unless they threaten the safety and property of others. The theme of this topic is this: service dogs and support animals are not pets. Tenants have the right to bring service dogs and support animals to live with them. A landlord cannot unreason...

Good news you will rarely have tenants who damage your property beyond the amount of the security deposit that you’ve collected. In my 23 years of property management, I can count on one hand the number of times this has happened. It’s even rarer that you’ll have to go to court. But, you do want to be prepared. &nbs...

Part of real estate investing is making good decisions, and one of the biggest decisions you’ll make as a landlord is whether to manage on your own or hire a professional property manager. I own a property management company, but I know that some people are well-suited to self-management.  Usually, I ask people these four q...

It’s no secret that we’ve had a retirement crisis looming for a while, and it’s not getting any better. Pensions once funded our retirement in the 1970s and 80s, but those are going away. Currently, only 13 percent of private sector employees have a pension. After pensions were phased out, 401K plans took over. Howev...