Property Management Blog

Blog Post Handling an Unauthorized Pet
By Cornerstone Property Management - Monday, December 17, 2012

Handling an Unauthorized Pet

It happens. It is frustrating, irritating, and even maddening. You place a tenant in the property and the rental agreement documents "no pets/animals." You counsel the tenants that this is a binding agreement. Then a vendor goes out to a property to repair something and reports b...
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Blog Post Refinancing Your Income Property
By Cornerstone Property Management - Thursday, November 8, 2012

Refinancing Your Income Property

With historically low interest rates we have seen a large influx in clients refinancing their mortgages. If it's been a while since you've refinanced, or maybe even if you have recently, you can probably benefit from refinancing your existing mortgage. Speak to your loan office...
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Blog Post Internet - Email Outage
By Cornerstone Property Management - Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Internet - Email Outage

Dear Clients and Tenants: Due to superstorm Sandy affecting servers on the east coast, we are experiencing some service issues on email servers and our website. We will respond to any emails that we receive but please understand that delivery of some emails may fail or reach us...
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Blog Post New Rental Housing Laws for 2013
By Cornerstone Property Management - Monday, October 22, 2012

New Rental Housing Laws for 2013

California Apartment Association has released information regarding new bills signed in by Governor Jerry Brown. Below are summations of the bills and CAA's position on each bill. Please feel free to leave a comment and tell us what you think! Rental Housing Bills to Become La...
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Blog Post Treating Your Rental Property As a Business
By Cornerstone Property Management - Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Treating Your Rental Property As a Business

Did you make a conscious decision to purchase investment property?  If so, be realistic about rentals and projected expenses when doing projections on any potential investment. Inflated figures will not help if the economic market does not cooperate. It is important to expec...
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Blog Post How often should you get a termite inspection?
By Cornerstone Property Management - Friday, December 2, 2011

How often should you get a termite inspection?

Recommendations vary, but a general rule suggests an inspection every 2 to 5 years. Some homeowners have a yearly inspection performed by a service on an annual contract. These inspections are often performed under a warranty-- however, this can mean that the service provider ha...
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Blog Post City of San Jose Garbage Rate Increase
By Cornerstone Property Management - Tuesday, April 26, 2011

City of San Jose Garbage Rate Increase

San Jose City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the rate increases of Recycle Plus and sewer drain services. The hearing is set for Tuesday June 14th and will propose the rate increase due to the rising cost in diesel fuel, vehicle maintenance etc.  Combined with...
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Blog Post Join Our YouTube Channel!
By Cornerstone Property Management - Monday, April 11, 2011

Join Our YouTube Channel!

Cornerstone has joined YouTube and will be posting videos of our rentals. Click here to visit our YouTube channel.
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Blog Post Lighting Your Heater Pilot
By Cornerstone Property Management - Monday, November 8, 2010

Lighting Your Heater Pilot

Gentle reminder to all our tenants.. contact PG&E for a free appointment to light your pilot light. 1-800-PGE-5000
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Blog Post Getting Ready for Winter..
By Cornerstone Property Management - Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Getting Ready for Winter..

If you have not already done so, now is the time to change those pesky furnace filters. Filters should be replaced every 6 months, if not every 3 months. 3M makes great filters that can be found at your local hardware store for less than $20. TIP: Don't forget to write down ...
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