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Imagine if you will, your adult daughter keeps asking you to raise the rent on the rental house you self-manage. The current tenant has been there for almost 15 years. They don’t bother you by asking for upgrades or repairs, and you have never raised the rent. You figure yo... read more >>

Imagine if you will, you have interviewed property management companies and believe you have found one that is a good fit. Then you review the management agreement, where it says something about “authorizing the Property Manager to withhold 7% of the rents and send it to th... read more >>

Imagine if you will, you just renewed a lease, and the tenant let you know that the refrigerator is not working. You pull out the lease agreement and show her that if the refrigerator needs to be repaired or replaced, it is a tenant expense. Then she let you know that there was a... read more >>

Imagine if you will, you have been collecting rent for the house you used to live in for almost six years now. You have had the same tenants the entire time and have never increased the rent. You are going to have to put some money in the place soon, and your wife keeps telling y... read more >>

Imagine if you will, you just inherited a small apartment building from your father. You are semi-retired with a little extra time on your hands. So, you don’t mind putting some time and effort into the place. You have some fond memories of helping your parents take care of... read more >>

Imagine if you will, you need to lease out your mom’s old house. You found a few websites to advertise it on and figured it couldn’t be that hard. Then a friend at work told you it’s a hassle to handle a rental property and suggested that you look into hiring a ... read more >>

Imagine if you will, you are about to sign up with a new property management company. You have done your research and asked all the right questions to find a manager who is the best fit for you. You feel good about your decision until you review the agreement and see that they wa... read more >>

Imagine, if you will. You have a rental property that has been in the family for years. It’s nothing too fancy but you are always able to find tenants. You ended up having to evict the last tenant, so you are trying to be extra careful this next time. Now your manager bring... read more >>

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 >>

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 >>