Property Management Blog Posts

Practical insights for San Diego rental property owners from the experienced team at Penny Realty. Explore articles on rental market trends, resident screening, maintenance, leasing, property management, and strategies for protecting and maximizing the performance of your rental property.

By Greg Flaherty - Tuesday, November 16, 2021

How to Run a Criminal Background Check on Potential Tenants

Part of being a successful and responsible property owner in the San Diego, CA area is making sure that your buildings are safe places for their inhabitants to live. That means not only ensuring the building itself is sound, but making sure that the people who live there don'...

By Greg Flaherty - Tuesday, November 9, 2021

What Landlords Need to Know About Squatter's Rights in California

As a landlord in the San Diego area, the last thing you want to discover is that squatters have taken up residence in your rental property. If they have been there long enough, it can be difficult to get them to leave. In some cases, they might even become legal residents of the ...

By Greg Flaherty - Tuesday, November 2, 2021

What Investors Need to Know About Rent Control in San Diego

Did you know you can raise your tenant’s rent by 9.1%? Under the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, the yearly cap for increasing rent is at 5%. The increase includes inflation adjustment but should not go above 10% even if CPI is high.But San Diego landlords and investors had ...

By Greg Flaherty - Friday, March 19, 2021

Selling a Rental Property While a Tenant Is Still Living There

Can you sell your rental property while a tenant is still living there?Can rental property owners sell while a tenant still lives there? The answer to that question is yes, but there are certain things you need to be aware of before you do. Today I’ll share some of my guida...

By Greg Flaherty - Thursday, January 7, 2021

Will a Furnished Rental Make You More Money?

A lot of property owners want to know whether furnishing their rental will ultimately generate more income for them. As with most things concerning real estate, the answer is: it depends. While it may make sense to furnish your rental in some cases, it could be detrimental to you...

By Greg Flaherty - Monday, April 23, 2018

How a San Diego Property Manager Handles Tenant Damages Beyond the Security Deposit

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 h...

By Greg Flaherty - Monday, March 19, 2018

Should I Self Manage or Hire a Property Management Company?

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 ...

By Greg Flaherty - Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Buy, Rent, and Retire with San Diego Real Estate

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. A...

By Greg Flaherty - Tuesday, August 29, 2017

3 Tips to Reduce Vacancy in Your San Diego Rental Home

With a rental property investment, your top goal is to maximize your rental income and minimize your expenses. One thing you’ll have to get right is reducing vacancy times. Today, we’re sharing three tips on how to keep a great tenant in your property.Pricing: What W...

By Greg Flaherty - Monday, December 5, 2016

Tenant Eviction Pacific Beach – What to Do When My Tenant Stops Paying Rent

The good news is that most tenants in Pacific Beach and San Diego do pay their rent on time. At Penny Realty, we have not had to evict a tenant for many years. We do have experience with tenants who pay late, however, and we’re sharing some tips with Pacific Beach landlords...

Showing 1- 10 of 15