Insights
Straight answers for San Diego rental owners — California law, what management actually costs, and how we run maintenance.
AI triage reads a tenant's photos and description, classifies urgency and trade, estimates cost and parts, and routes the job — before anyone picks up the phone. Here's why that matters.
Read more →A vacant unit costs far more than a month of lost rent once you add turn costs and placement. Here's the math on why renewing a good tenant almost always wins.
Read more →Good screening protects your investment; sloppy screening invites a fair-housing complaint. What California landlords can ask, what they can't, and how to apply criteria consistently.
Read more →When a water heater fails or an HVAC unit dies, the repair-or-replace call drives your returns. A simple framework for making it — and knowing when to move fast.
Read more →A documented move-in walkthrough is the single best defense against a deposit dispute in California. Here's how to run move-in and move-out inspections that hold up.
Read more →California's Tenant Protection Act caps annual rent increases at 5% plus CPI, up to 10%. Here's how the math works, which San Diego properties are exempt, and the notice periods required.
Read more →A plain breakdown of San Diego property management fees — the percentage, the add-ons that inflate it, and how to compare quotes on total annual cost rather than headline rate.
Read more →AB 12 capped most California security deposits at one month's rent. Here's what that means for San Diego owners, plus the 21-day return clock and what you can lawfully deduct.
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