Category Archives: Hidden Hills Property Management

How Long Should I Hold Tax Records? by Gautam Kumar CPA   Reprinted with permission from AOA. Dear Accountant: How long should I hold my tax records? In my accounting practice of over 2 ...

Should you DIY your property management?     Whether you’ve just bought your first investment or have been an investor for years, it’s tempting to consider managing your property yourself in ...

Things Property Managers Wish Tenants Knew   Some tenants seem to think property managers sit around waiting for a problem to pop up. Fix a leaking water closet at two o’clock in the morning? No ...

Tax Breaks Every Landlord Should Take       Whether you’re new to the business of owning income property or an experienced hand, you may be losing money by missing out on key tax ...

Year-End Tax Strategies for Your Rental Property Management Business   Taxes are an inevitable and often dreaded part of your rental property management business. Quoted in Accounting T ...

Complaints about Management Bad communication Common complaints about poor communication from management can include a renter feeling like their landlord is hard to get a hold of and does not return p ...

Advantages & Disadvantages of Hiring a Property Manager Hiring a property manager will save you time, but not money. Hiring a property manager takes the hassle out of running your rental propertie ...

Questions to Ask a Property Manager Recently, the folks at Active Renter put together an in-depth guide to interviewing a property manager before you hire them. While I think 74 questions is a bit muc ...

Top 7 commonly used screening techniques: 1. Income Verification Does the tenant make enough money? Many landlords look for a tenant to make at least two and a half to three times the monthly rent in ...

 Stages to a Good Screening Process   Stage 1: First Contact – The prospective tenant calls you for more information about the property and the lease. Ask some pre-screening questi ...