by Athena Paquette | Mar 11, 2017 | Blog, Featured, Home Buyers, Home Owners, Investors
While this is not a mortgage, I am glad to say I saved one of my long- time clients about $40,000. This client came in to find out about buying an apartment building in Lomita that was a house with 4 units in the back. We had determined that to retire in the South...
by Athena Paquette | Sep 18, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
I heard from a friend at work that rent control is bad; is that true? First of all, let me explain that what people call “rent control” is called rent stabilization by city governments. That’s because they feel enacting a governmental limitation on the amount or...
by Athena Paquette | Sep 10, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
Is it true that Long Beach is going to be a rent control city? Well, possible and probably. The city council in June voted to enact a regular inspection of all rental properties in Long Beach on a rotating basis, like the City of LA does. There are many people who...
by Athena Paquette | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
This week I was able to help a client, who has been renting for 2 years, buy the house she is renting. Her landlord was going to put it up for sale but offered it to her first. She thought she couldn’t qualify, and so told her landlord unfortunately she couldn’t take...
by Athena Paquette | May 22, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
This week’s myth buster is for my soon to be and experienced investors. I often hear: “Section 8 is bad”. I would like to make the case that this is FALSE. Many landlords shy away from having section 8 tenants. They think they are poor people with too many people in...
