by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 2, 2023 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Real Estate Facts & Figures
Phoenix has one of the best downtown living experiences in the country according to StorageCafe. Its 2023 Downtown Living Hotspots report ranked the 30 largest cities in the U.S. using various categories including cost of living, rental inventory, apartment amenities,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 8, 2021 | Home Buying, Renters and Renting
Back in 2011, 2013 , 2015 and most recently in October of 2018, I wrote how buying a home was cheaper than renting. ATTOM Data Solutions’ 2021 Rental Affordability Report shows that trend is continuing. Owning a median-priced 3 bedroom home is more affordable than...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 3, 2020 | Real Estate Facts & Figures
In Arizona there is a statute pertaining to bedbugs, but only in rental situations. It prohibits landlords from renting when they know bedbugs are present. The law also provides that if a tenant discovers it has bedbugs, it must notify the landlord in writing. If...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Dec 3, 2019 | Home Ownership, Renters and Renting
State law allows owners to rent out their homes short term, subject to certain administrative rules. So they can’t be banned by cities, and counties. But in response to “party house” type problems, state law allows cities to prohibit short-term rentals from hosting...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 8, 2019 | Renters and Renting
In Part I of this blog (https://tinyurl.com/yxud3rpj), I discussed the limited info an HOA can request from renters. But what if those renters are short term, VRBO types. Can HOAs regulate or ban them? State laws prohibits it unless its already in the CC&Rs. The...