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Three New Rent Control Laws That Take Effect April 1, 2024

Mercedes Shaffer

Three New Rent Control Laws That Take Effect April 1, 2024

Prices Plunge in Santa Ana Dramatic Value Drop

Mercedes Shaffer

Prices Plunge in Santa Ana Dramatic Value Drop

Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine “HUGE PRICE REDUCTION!!! $285,000 BELOW RECENT SALES COMP.” This headline marked the...

Unraveling Inequity: The Uneven Impact of Rent Control on Property Owners

Mercedes Shaffer

Unraveling Inequity: The Uneven Impact of Rent Control on Property Owners

Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine “When one thinks of America’s greatest strengths, the kind of assets the world looks at with...

Investing in Apartments: Seizing Opportunities in a Changing Landscape

Mercedes Shaffer

Investing in Apartments: Seizing Opportunities in a Changing Landscape

Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine In a world where inflation is reshaping the economic landscape and causing the cost of...

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October Real Estate Market Update

The Eviction Case Game-Changer You Can't Afford to Forget!

Mercedes Shaffer

The Eviction Case Game-Changer You Can't Afford to Forget!

Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine It's difficult to keep up with all the changing rent control laws, and politicians have...

The Dilemma of Rising Property Insurance Costs

Mercedes Shaffer

The Dilemma of Rising Property Insurance Costs

Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine The landscape of property ownership in California has undergone significant transformations...

Inflation Slams California’s Rental Market How To Fight Back

Mercedes Shaffer

Inflation Slams California’s Rental Market How To Fight Back

By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine Rent control policies have long been a topic of debate, with proponents arguing for...

Looking to Sell and Keep the Money? Of course!

Mercedes Shaffer

Looking to Sell and Keep the Money? Of course!

By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine One of the most common questions I’m asked is if there is a way to sell an investment...

Blog Interview with WISE - Women Investing in Security and Education

Mercedes Shaffer

Blog Interview with WISE - Women Investing in Security and Education

Real estate advice for first time buyers and investors. Click for blog HERE.

Statewide Rent Control Three Years Later

Mercedes Shaffer

Statewide Rent Control Three Years Later

By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine (AAOC Magazine P24) On January first of 2020 AB 1482 went into effect, and before anyone...

9 Tax Deductions For Rental Property Owners That Can Save You Money

Mercedes Shaffer

9 Tax Deductions For Rental Property Owners That Can Save You Money

By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine Apartment Journal l Apartment News Magazine One of the many benefits to owning rental...

OC Real Estate Demand on The Rise As We Start off 2023

Mercedes Shaffer

OC Real Estate Demand on The Rise As We Start off 2023

Learn about how you can sell high, defer taxes and buy later using a DST.

Top Residential Investment Real Estate Tax Breaks

Mercedes Shaffer

Top Residential Investment Real Estate Tax Breaks

Mercedes Shaffer

Rules For a 1031 Exchange

The 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange is a method by which owners of investment property may transfer the equity in their current property into...

What are the real estate investment opportunities in 2023?

Mercedes Shaffer

What are the real estate investment opportunities in 2023?

Mercedes Shaffer

Will Forbearance Lead To Foreclosure?

By Mercedes Shaffer l Published In Apartment News Magazine (Article on P 26) The market has been so hot for so long that it makes sense...

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Waiting For The Market Crash

By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine The media is full of headlines indicating that a market crash is on the horizon, and...

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Los Angeles' Mansion Tax

By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine The votes are in! Now apartment owners get to pay a special tax that funds a tenant...

Mercedes Shaffer

The Mansion Tax

By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in Apartment News Magazine Fantastic weather, safe communities, top schools, beautiful beaches…do I need...

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