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Real Property Management & Re/Max Join Forces to Dominate!

Edgar Sanchez — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:12:38 +0100

Real Estate and Property Management Leaders Form Strategic Alliance

September 1st 2010 by RE/MAX

Denver, CO - August 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — For the first time, a major real estate franchisor and the country’s largest property management franchisor are joining forces to assist renters, distressed homeowners and investors. The historic alliance is a two-way strategy that allows industry power houses, Real Property Management (RPM) and RE/MAX, to efficiently Read More...

Proper Use of PM Trust Accounts...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:56:44 +0100

Proper Use of Property Management Trust Accounts

Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by Mary Girsch-Bock "Law"

Misuse of trust accounts is the number one reason why property management companies are audited. That’s why it’s vital that the proper trust fund accounts are established as needed, and used properly.

Improperly using trust accounts that were established to maintain owner funds and tenant security deposits can result in stiff penalties, such as liceRead More...

Real Property Management on L.A. Radio!

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:55:50 +0100

Real Property Management teamed up with KFI 640 am in Los Angeles & we started running a radio campaign last week 7/20! More than 10 Southern California Real Property Management offices are participating in this radio campaign covering from as far north as Santa Clarita Read More...

DWP OK's New Lawn Watering Rules...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:50:07 +0100

DWP board OKs new L.A. lawn-watering rules keyed to street addresses; City Council to review
July 22, 2010 |

The five-member board that oversees the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power voted Thursday to approve a revised set of irrigation rules, allowing residents to water their lawns and gardens three days a week.

The panel, whose members are appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, unanimously backed the plan and forwarded it to the City Council for review.
Still, Read More...

L.A.'s Chinatown Festivities Launch!

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:46:13 +0100

L.A.'s Chinatown launches nighttime festivities
July 27, 2010 | 11:15 am

In an effort to draw visitors to Chinatown after dark, the city of Los Angeles has teamed up with community groups and a local radio station to unveil a monthlong series oRead More...

Credit Scores sink to new lows

Edgar Sanchez — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:01:16 +0100

Credit scores sink to new lows

About 25.5% of Americans had credit scores below 600 in April, according to FICO Inc. Historically, only about 15% of consumers have had scores below that level.

By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times

THANK YOU!

White House Home Improvements Cost $376 Million!?

Edgar Sanchez — Sat, 22 May 2010 17:22:56 +0100

Home Improvement at the White House: $376 Milion

Updated: Saturday, 22 May 2010, 12:34 PM PDT
Published : Saturday, 22 May 2010, 12:34 PM PDT

NEWSCORE - The White House welcomed construction crews early Saturday morning local time to launch a $376 million, four-year renovation project, the largest improvement plans on the executive mansion in more than 50 years, Bloomberg News reported.

"This is the biggest upgrade since the complete renovation of the Read More...

L.A. Doesnt want to pay for sidewalks

Edgar Sanchez — Mon, 10 May 2010 04:02:14 +0100

L.A. May Push Sidewalk Repairs On Residents

LOS ANGELES (AP)

Los Angeles could soon end its policy of repairing sidewalks and driveways warped and mangled by tree roots, leaving the work and cost to homeowners.

The City Council this month will consider ending the ordinance passed in 1974 that made the city responsible for the damages. The policy was initiateRead More...

To Rent Control or Not

Edgar Sanchez — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:49:11 +0100

L.A. Council Moves To Cap Increases On Rent-Controlled Apartments

By Dennis Romero

The Los Angeles City Council on Friday voted to move forward with a three-month cap on rate hikes for those who live in rent-controlled apartments. The 8-6 vote sends the ordinance to the City Attorney's office forRead More...

Tips For Your Rentals First Impression

Edgar Sanchez — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:04:19 +0100

Tips for pre-lease cleaning

By Steven (via www.rentals.com)

One of the first things most prospective tenants notice is how clean the rental home is, so don’t leave that first impression to chance. A clean rental home implies good maintenance and reliability on the part of the landlord and the tenants who’ve come before, setting a precedent to respect the property. Here aRead More...

The Westside Corridor

Edgar Sanchez — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:37:12 +0100

Streets of gold: L.A.'s most desirable addresses

The Westside corridor from Beverly Hills to Malibu boasts one of the world's great concentrations of premier residential estates.

12840 Hanover St - Los Angeles, CA 90049
Los Angeles is known for glits & glamour, movie stars & million dollar homes. Los Angeles is also known for being disaster prone, we are no strangers to earthquakes, mudslides, tsunami warnings, floods, wild fires....should I keep going? Due to recent world events like the earthquake in Haiti and most recently Japan & Chile, we Californians Read More...

The New American Dream: Renting by The Wall Street Journal

Edgar Sanchez — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:37:47 +0100

The New American Dream: Renting
It's time to accept that home ownership is not a realistic goal for many people and to curtail the enormous government programs fueling this ambition.

By THOMAS J. SUGRUE

(See Corrections & Amplifications item below:)

Superstock Suburban sprawl in Placer County, CRead More...

LAX Goes Double XL

Edgar Sanchez — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:22:02 +0100

Groundbreaking today for Tom Bradley Int'l Terminal expansion

Daily News Wire Services

Updated: 02/22/2010 01:43:49 PM PST

City and airport officials broke ground today on the expansion of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX -- one of the largest public works projects in the history of Los Angeles.

Dubbed the Bradley West Project, tRead More...

Jib Jab 2009 Year in Review

Edgar Sanchez — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:58:24 +0100

Every year JibJab.com puts out a year in review video and 2009 is no diffrent. Here is a look at the crazy, exciting, ever changing year that was 2009 via www.jibjab.com
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May 2010 be a great year for you and yours. Happy New Year!

-Real Property Management

RPM on the cover of Investor Magazine Nov/Dec 09' Issue

Edgar Sanchez — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:46:18 +0100

Available now @ local news stands new issue of "Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine"
16 full pages all about Real Property Management.

If you want more info on "Investor Magazine" visit the website below
www.personalrealestateinvestormag.com

Things to consider when selecting a property management company

Edgar Sanchez — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:27:53 +0100

Things to Consider when Interviewing Property Management Companies.

by Joshua Dorkin (RPM Answers By Westside Office Manager)
Picking a great property manager for your rental properties is one of the most important tasks you’lRead More...