In the last 10 years, it’s become more common to encounter hoarders in all areas of life, especially at rental properties. For a landlord, dealing with a hoarder can become a problem. If you don’t follow the laws you can easily put yourself in more trouble than you imagined. Thankfully, as a top rental finding company in Ventura CA, we can offer you a …

Do you own a rental property? If so, one of the smartest things that you can do is to hire a Temecula Property Management company to manage your property for you. A professional property manager will save you the time, money and hassle of managing your property yourself. You can focus on growing your portfolio of rental properties without having to concern yourself with …

By Utopia Management Every San Diego Property Management company will agree that landlord insurance is something that’s better to have than to need it and not have it. Sadly, in today’s rental market, many landlords don’t have landlord insurance because they have homeowner’s insurance and think that their policy will cover their rental property. If you don’t have landlord insurance this article will provide …

If you’re visiting San Luis Obispo, you better come hungry. SLO has a plethora of great food options, many of which you won’t want to miss. If you’re not sure where to start, try these options: Deli Sub Sandwich San Luis Obispo is renowned for its deli scene. Perhaps it’s due to its college-aged, on-the-go population, but be sure to try a deli grinder …

Taking the steps to make your rental property a “green rental” has several benefits beyond having a more conscious environmental impact. A sustainable home often has a higher property value and gives you a competitive advantage in the rental market. You will also notice lower utility bills and less need for maintenance over the life of the rental meaning you or your property manager …

In recent years, the experience of applying for rental housing has changed significantly. With an increase in digital methods and application technologies, fraud in the rental industry is becoming much more prevalent. While fraud has always been a danger to property owners and managers, now it is more important than ever to understand the risk of fraud and how to prevent it. Fraud in …

Have Your Residents Inadvertently Damaging Your Appliances?  It doesn’t matter if you own rental properties in Santa Barbara, La Jolla, San Diego or elsewhere in California, as a high-end management company we can tell you that one common thing that happens with every rental is when tenants inadvertently damage appliances.  Most tenants don’t mean to damage appliances since appliances like fridges are working 24-7 and will naturally wear …

It’s safe to say that one of the most common questions received here at Utopia Management is, “does this property allow pets?” Making the decision to allow pets at a property can be one of the more difficult decisions to make if you are a home owner. In such a competitive market you want your rental property to make you money. This one decision …

By: Aaron Read of Utopia Management Most of us at one point in our life have received a joint check. As an accountant I often get asked can’t you just make the check payable to just one of us. As much as we hate to have multiple names on a check that we just want to deposit into our account and be done with …