I have so far over 20 lease listings this year and a lot of times agents and applicants ask me how they can prepare strong applications that will be accepted by landlords. Actually, the answer is very simple - Follow the Instructions and be Straight Forward with the landlords. Most of the time, the listing agent include the required document for application in the MLS remarks.  The common requirements are C.A.R. (California Association of Realtor) application or any formal written application form, recent credit report within 30 days that also show the credit scores, and most recent 2 pay stubs for income verification. Some rental agencies might charge an application fee and some might not.  The rental screening fee is usually between $25 to $50 a person.  (C.A.R. advised cannot charge... 11/27/2010

11-17-10 Update The house was off market for couple days and now it is back on market for rent at $2,200 a month Click Here for Updated Property Information 218 S. Brandywine Ct., West Covina, CA 91791 This beautiful, rarely available, and highly upgraded townhome in South Hills Las Bravos Community just became available for lease. Property features 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, formal living, and spacious kitchen and dining area. Association amenities include pool and spa. Walking distance to Mesa Elementary and South Hills High School.  Walking distance to In-n-Out Burger (lol) and the shops and restaurants in Eastland Shopping Center.  Contently located close to the 10 and 57 freeway. Click HERE for Detail Property Information. *Information courtesy of MRMLS. For my previous listings in La... 11/17/2010

Dancing is an outward expression of one's emotions.  It was and is part of certain festivals, proms, weddings, parties the list goes on and on.  If you like music and dancing, like many other things, it can bring you great pleasure and I've got the opportunity for you to do just that, go dancing or listen to the music.  An evening of dancing to the appealing rhythm of big band music. On the 1st Thursday of each month — Big Band Wednesday, On the 4th Thursday of each month — Sentimental Journey Band   Calling all citizens, will you dance? WHERE: West Covina Senior Center                2501 E. Cortez Street.                West Covina, CA WHEN: 1st Thursday of the month and the 4th Thursday of the month (if day falls on a holiday, dancing will be cancelled. TIME: 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. C... 11/04/2010

Over the past few years, I have been working with many rental properties investors.  Many of them have asked me to advise them on how to generate the highest possible rent for rental properties.  While there are many options for improving rental property income, here are a few simple and low cost investments that will help landlords to get the most for their rentals. 1.  Keep the Rental Property Clean and Presentable  (FREE) The first factor when a tenant considers a rental property is its attractiveness and cleanliness. The property needs to be CLEAN at the very beginning stage (before marketing and showing). Many landlords acquire properties through Bank Owned Sales or foreclosures and do not make an effort to clean and maintain properties that often show signs of neglect or even abu... 03/07/2010

West Covina, CA- In a tri-city cooperative effort, West Covina joins in with La Puente and City of Industry in a $62million dollar Water Recycling Project that will yield over 1.2billion gallons of water a year for the San Gabriel Valley. The project begins by putting in roughly 12.4 miles of pipeline, building two reservoirs, one pump station and a pressure reducing station. The project is expected to be completed by 2012. Suburban Water System Service provider are the first homes to benefit from this project in West Covina. Mostly homes located in the prestigious South Hills of West Covina are serviced by the Suburban Water Service. It is important to note that when buying a home that is serviced by the Suburban Water Service that you need to own stock within the company. So don't jus... 06/06/2009