There is a big difference between what a licensed and insured property management company provides for an investor and what you can provide. Besides licensing and insurance there is your liability to consider. If you make a mistake and someone gets injured or killed are you protected? How? I
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07/31/2008
This is a followup to my blog yesterday. http://activerain.com/blogsview/614095/Home-Warranty-Woes-Part Since the warranty company refused to clear my drain I had to call my plumber. He came out this morning and snaked my shower. He then tested all the plumbing for 15 minutes to make sure every
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07/29/2008
I have blogged before about home warranty companies and how property managers don't like them. Well, I purchased the house I live in this past March and it came with a home warranty. On Saturday, our plumbing backed up in the downstairs shower from the laundry drain. I almost forgot I had the w
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07/28/2008
One of the divisions of our company is RAM Property Services. This maintenance division does a variety of maintenance for HomePointe's property management clients as well as other property managers and individual owners. The list includes plumbing, carpentry, drywall, doors, painting, remodel
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07/25/2008
I just had a tenant send me this message: I live in xxxxxxxxx, California. Recently, we inadvertently opened the mail of the owner of the property we're renting and discovered the property is in foreclosure. We've paid the guy six months in advance in rent (I know but we were desperate to get ba
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07/25/2008
Employers finally have a victory in the employee-dominated battlefield of meal and rest period litigation. On July 22, 2008, a California Appellate Court held in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court that "while employers cannot impede, discourage or dissuade employees from taking meal peri
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07/24/2008
There are Housing Authorities in most of the ten counties served by ACRC and Housing Now. These Housing Authorities operate under the federal guidelines from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide both the public housing and the rental subsidy assistance program more com
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07/23/2008
Housing Now's Independant Living Assistance Program (ILAP)Emergency Utility & Rent Help Housing Now was awarded a Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) from the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) in January 2008. This funding is being distributed from Jan.'08-Dec.'08,
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07/23/2008
Dear Real Estate Professional: Our 2008 Sacramento Area 3rd Quarter Residential Rental Survey is new available. You can also access this survey at our website along with past surveys by clicking this link: http://www.homepointe.com/owner_services_rental_survey.asp . I wish I had news th
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07/23/2008
Since 2006 HomePointe Property Management clients have been able to see their Owner Statements and copies of paid bills online. Our password protected website, which is secure, allows our clients to establish a log in user name and password. Once that is done, they can easily view all of their
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07/22/2008
