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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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