Leasing out commercial premises can bring in good money. Yet, if your lease agreement is not up to scratch, the cost to your tranquility and finances can leave you wishing you had never bothered. When you build property, you have a vision of how people will use it. To...
Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law that are aimed at providing more housing in some areas in a state where demand often exceeds supply – by as much as 3.5 million units according to some estimates. Both laws, which will increase housing density...
You want to go into business by investing in real estate projects. Perhaps you’re looking to buy empty lots or old buildings and then develop them. You know there is a lot of money to be made, but you also need money to start the project, so you begin by looking for...
A lot of boundary disputes involve fences. For instance, you may believe that the new fence that the business owner who owns the property next to yours just put up is actually on the wrong lot. You think it’s a few yards onto your property, essentially allowing that...
In a perfect world, all residential tenants would be responsible people who take care of their apartment as if they owned it, would cause no careless damage beyond the ordinary “wear and tear,” would make very little or no noise and would always pay their rent on...
Tobacco consumption is not as common as it was just a few decades ago. An increase in public awareness about the risks of smoking combined with the increased cost of tobacco products has led to a tapering off of smoking in general and amenities targeted at smokers. ...
If there’s one word that describes the Los Angeles area (and of course, there are many), it’s “sprawling.” Commercial and residential development has moved further away from downtown Los Angeles and the primary areas where people lived and worked throughout at least...
Typically, only residential leases have clauses specifically addressing companion animals like dogs. Commercial leases usually don't talk about animals or pets at all. However, that has begun to change. Pet ownership has been on the rise in the United States in recent...
People who are interested in pooling their resources with others to make real estate investments they couldn’t handle on their own have several types of real estate investment groups (REIGs) to choose from. A popular one is a real estate limited partnership (RELP). A...
Signing a commercial lease is a major commitment. The location you choose and the facilities available will dictate everything from customer traffic to your business to growth limitations if the company succeeds. As with any other kind of business contract, it is...
