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Thursday, May 8, 2025

Why Use the Mike Dunfee Group for Your West Ocean Real Estate Needs?
This is a question we obsess over so we can make the Mike Dunfee Group your first choice when it comes to the West Ocean.The Mike Dunfee Group has focused on Long Beach’s Ocean Corridor for nearly 30 years with a concentration on West Ocean ever since it was built. We have ... read more >>

Friday, May 2, 2025

California’s AB 2801 and Changes in Tenant Security Deposit Deductions
Imagine, if you will. Your tenant who punched holes in the wall and bedroom door is challenging the charge against his security deposit. He had the nerve to say that since you did not explain why you made the repair in the wall and replaced the door, you could not charge for it. ... read more >>

Thursday, April 10, 2025

New California Housing Law AB 2493: Changes in Tenant Screening and What Landlords Need To Know
Imagine if you will, your property manager just called you to go over some rental applications for the house you used to live in which is now a rental. The prospective tenants paid $45 each, filled out applications, credit and background were run, income was reported, and everyth... read more >>

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Transforming a Downtown Long Beach Condo With Simple Paint and Flooring Makeover
At the Mike Dunfee Group, we do a lot of work renovating properties to get them ready to lease and sell. Well, we have picked up a lot over the years and would like to show you some of the tips and trick we have learned, especially since we have started using our affiliated compa... read more >>

Thursday, April 3, 2025

California's AB 1815 and Tenant Hair Discrimination in Housing
Imagine if you will, someone with a full head of dreadlocks applied to rent a house you own and manage. He seemed nice enough, his credit and income are OK, but you have your concerns. You are considering passing on him, not because of his race but because of his hair. Is this ag... read more >>

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Tips and Tricks to Help Fill a Stubborn Vacancy
Imagine if you will, you have your rental property on the market listed at the price that your property manager recommended. You made routine repairs as advised to get your property ready for market, but it has been sitting vacant for longer than expected. Your property manager, ... read more >>

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Why Is Your California Home Not Renting?
Imagine if you will, you have had your vacant property on the market for almost 6 weeks without an acceptable application. You have never had an issue renting your property out before and you are not sure what to think. You are not asking much more than you did a couple of years ... read more >>

Thursday, November 21, 2024

How to Fill Holiday Vacancies in Southern California: Tips for Housing Providers
Imagine if you will, you are getting ready to go out of town for Thanksgiving Day weekend when you check your email and see that your tenant will be moving out on December 1. Oh no, you thought they would be there longer than that and you remember how hard it was to fill the same... read more >>

Friday, October 25, 2024

California’s Balcony Inspection Laws SB-721 and SB-326: Discussing the Deadline
Imagine sitting home at night watching the game and getting a call from your property manager who tells you that the railing broke free from the second-story walkway on the small apartment building you own. You are devastated to find out that an eleven-year-old boy is in the hosp... read more >>

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Thirteen Questions To Ask Before Hiring a Property Manager
Anyone who owns a property management business or is in a business development role for a management company spends a lot of time answering questions from property owners interviewing potential management companies. We get all kinds of questions and I love answering them. Some ha... read more >>

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