Our monthly newsletters include timely articles and helpful tips for San Francisco investment property owners. Please review our past newsletters for valuable information on various topics. April 2012, Security Deposit Refunds March 2012, Rental Housing Bubble February 2012, Going Green to Save Money January 2012, 2012 San Francisco Rent Board Allowable Increases October 2011,… Read More
Are You Getting The Most Income From Your Properties? An Overview of Rent Board Passthroughs
March 2, 2012 by
Though the San Francisco Rent Ordinance tends to favor tenants by suppressing rents, there are ways to increase a tenant’s rent legally through Rent Board petitions. Capital Improvement Passthrough Operating And Maintenance Expense Increase Special Circumstances Increase Based on Rents for Comparable Units Rent Increase Based on the Past Rent History of a Proposition I… Read More
Investor’s Survival Guide
February 28, 2012 by
Daily challenges are inevitable for residential investment property managers–from the inconvenient clogged plumbing, to destructive tenants. Savvy, long-term investors know that the occasional challenges of being a landlord are far outweighed by the benefit of their investment. Below is some advice on how to handle or avoid the most common pitfalls of being a landlord…. Read More
San Francisco Rent Board Publishes Annual Rent Increase Amounts
February 28, 2012 by
Effective March 1, 2012 through February 28, 2013, the allowable annual increase amount is 1.9%. In accordance with Rules and Regulations Section 1.12, this amount is based on 60% of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose region for the 12-month period ending October… Read More