Property Management Blog

When considering options for adding to your San Diego property’s value, an ADU may spring to mind. But how much value can an ADU realistically add to your property in the San Diego area? Answering this question can be complicated. To have a concrete value, you’ll need professional help to help you work out the numbers, in...

Are you thinking about investing in San Diego real estate?San Diego has a hot real estate market. Before picking a focus area, it’s important to create a plan and choose your targeted group of renters. Your choice of an ideal San Diego neighborhood will depend on your plan and budget. Opinions about the best neighborhoods in Sa...

As a landlord, your tenants may experience roof issues that require you to decide whether to replace the entire roof or make minor repairs. Both options have their pros and cons depending on the severity, time of year, and location of your home, as Resilient Roofing explains.Knowing which option is best for you can save you money dow...

Investing directly into real estate is done for a variety of purposes. Historically providing steady cashflow and modest price appreciation, a real estate investment is often used to create wealth accumulation or portfolio diversification purposes. But purchasing large assets like real estate can require extra planning and due diligence c...

Are you looking to invest in a rental property in San Diego or the surrounding area? When applying for a mortgage for a rental property, there are some similarities to the process of applying for a loan for a primary residence. But on the whole, there are stricter qualification requirements to obtain financing for a non-owner-occupied pro...

North County Property Group is excited to announce Listing Tracker!  This is a new and exclusive, added value service, to our San Diego property management clients. What is it?Listing Tracker is a comprehensive rental listing dashboard report for our North County Property Group property management clients who have active (curren...

As we start a new year, many people are coming to me for advice about whether they should rent or buy a home in 2019. This is never an easy question to answer and largely depends on your personal situation and finances. It might be an even tougher decision due to many unknowns at this point in the new year: the stock market has been volat...

As president and broker of the top ranked property management company in North County San Diego, I come in contact with many prospective clients who are considering renting their home and hiring us as their property manager. They may have a property for rent in San Diego, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Carlsbad or anywhere along the No...

One of the most common questions we get at North County Property Group from property owners thinking about renting their home is what type of rental should I plan to offer? From my perspective, there are two different ways owners can go, long-term rental or short-term rental. Let me provide my definition and most basic synopsis for both:...

Southern coastal California, including North County San Diego, is a "green light" for overall real estate prospects in 2013 according to a new report from PWC and the Urban Land Institute, Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2013.  The report, suggesting modest gains across U.S markets from coast to coast, states prospects are g...