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Monday, June 14, 2021

Mike Explains: Title Insurance
Imagine if you will, you've been looking long and hard for a house and you finally find a place you love.It’s $800,000 and in today's market, seems like a good deal. You draw up paperwork with the owner and put down a deposit, all seems good. Then suddenly, you wake... read more >>

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Mike Explains: Return of Tenant Security Deposits
Imagine, if you will. You spent the last month getting this property ready for the new tenants. Not after much work and expense, it’s ready to rent.  To your surprise, you get served to go to small claim's court. But, your old tenants trashed the property, and... read more >>

Monday, May 3, 2021

Mike Explains: Homeowner's Association
Imagine, if you will: you have a building with over a hundred units, all independently owned. How do you operate that building? Who decides when it gets painted, in what color? Who decides what temperature to have the pool? Some people might want it cold to save money. While some... read more >>

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Mike Explains: Lockboxes
In real estate, we have everyday situations of granting access to properties with various potential buyers, tenants (some may or may not have agents), and vendors. You need to accommodate different, conflicting times. It can often be too much to meet them all in person every time... read more >>

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Mike Explains: Escrow
Imagine, if you will: you're offered $500,000 for a piece of property. You accepted the deal, and then, you told the buyer: "give me the $500,000, and I'll sign over the property." Then, you said: "how about this, you sign over the property, and I'll gi... read more >>

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Mike Explains: Renter’s Insurance
Let's picture this: Sunday evening, end of a relaxing weekend... And, you get a phone call. Turns out, there's a fire at your rental property.The good news is: the tenants are OK. You agreed to accommodate them in a hotel. What's not resolved is: who pays for their ac... read more >>

Friday, February 12, 2021

Happy Valentine’s Day From the Mike Dunfee Group!
Hi, this is Mike Dunfee with the Mike Dunfee Group and in honor of Valentine's Day, we would like to share with you some of the things that we love.I love my wife Shayla and our daughter Berkeley. I also love living in the beautiful city of Long Beach!Kevin Dever loves his fi... read more >>

Thursday, February 11, 2021

FORTUNE: Inner City 100 Award Winner 2020 | The Mike Dunfee Group
Long Beach, January 27th, 2020 - The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) announced that Long Beach’s Dunfee Real Estate Services, INC., dba Mike Dunfee Group is a winner of the 2020 Inner City 100 (IC100) award which recognizes the 100 fastest-growing firms in un... read more >>

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Mike Explains: Long Beach Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance
Let me paint you a picture: you’ve got these tenants - you know, the ones that you’ve been getting the complaints on from the neighbors, the ones where the cops keep coming out to the property - those tenants. They’re no longer paying you rent and maybe because ... read more >>

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

HarborPlace Tower Tour | The Mike Dunfee Group
Hi, this is Mike Dunfee. I'd like to take you for a walk along the Ocean Corridor. I'd like to show you some of the most important and interesting buildings along the way. And today we're going to start with the HarborPlace Tower located at 525 Seaside Way. Built in 1... read more >>

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