Helpful information for San Diego rental owners.
California landlord law, real market data, and the operating math of running a rental well. Written by the broker who manages them, not a content team.
The Refrigerator Comes With the Rental Now. What AB 628 Requires When You Sign or Renew in 2026
A stove and refrigerator are habitability items in any lease signed or renewed in 2026. The narrow opt-out and the renewal trap.
Read the pieceThe Rent Cap Resets to 8.2% on August 1. Most Single Family Homes Are Exempt, If the Lease Says So
The cap drops August 1. Most houses sit outside it, but only when the lease carries the required notice, word for word.
Read the pieceMoving Out of Your San Diego House? What Renting It Instead of Selling Actually Takes
The rent or sell numbers, the rent cap question, and what breaks when nobody builds the system.
Read the pieceWhat a 3 Bedroom House Rents For in San Diego, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
Real medians for 3 bedroom houses in 26 neighborhoods, from 12 months of comps. The honest middle of every market.
Read the pieceSan Diego Vacancy Is the Highest This Century. What It Means for Your Rental
A century record, with the real discounts hidden in free weeks. How owners price to the market that actually exists.
Read the pieceWhy Your Landlord Insurance Keeps Going Up, and What Actually Brings It Down
The whole market repriced, and the FAIR Plan jumps again in October. What actually brings a premium down.
Read the pieceCan a San Diego Landlord Say No to Section 8? What the Law Actually Requires
Refusing a voucher has been illegal since 2020. What SB 329 requires and where screening still does its job.
Read the pieceBalcony and Deck Inspections: What SB 721 Means for Multifamily Owners
The deadline arrived. Which buildings are covered, what inspection involves, and why waiting became expensive.
Read the pieceYour Security Deposit Probably Is Not Enough, and What Covers the Gap
One month of deposit against $20,000 tail risks. How layered protection actually works.
Read the pieceA Mid-Year Read on San Diego Rents: What Softening Supply Means for Owners
More listings, flat rents, and a market that punishes mispricing. Neighborhood comps included.
Read the pieceHow Out-of-State Owners Keep San Diego Rentals Running
What distance actually breaks, and the structure that fixes each piece.
Read the pieceThe Five Numbers Every Rental Owner Should Track Monthly
Not spreadsheet theater. Five numbers that predict whether a rental is quietly working or quietly failing.
Read the pieceSelf-Managing vs Hiring It Out: The Honest Break-Even
Some owners should self-manage. The actual break-even in hours, distance, and risk tolerance.
Read the pieceWhat Property Management Costs in San Diego, With Real Numbers
Percentage fees, flat fees, and the markups nobody itemizes. Including ours, published plainly.
Read the pieceMove-Out Photos Are Now the Law: What AB 2801 Requires
Photo documentation is a legal requirement around deposits now. The deadlines and the workflow.
Read the pieceHow to Actually Verify Your Rent Is Market (and Why Zestimates Miss)
How comps really work, what the algorithms get wrong, and the vacancy math that governs pricing.
Read the pieceThe Eviction Math Most San Diego Owners Don't Run
The full arithmetic of a failed placement, and why the cheapest eviction is the one screening prevents.
Read the pieceAB 1482 vs San Diego's Tenant Protection Ordinance
Two layers of rent law govern every San Diego rental. How they interact and where owners get caught.
Read the pieceThe Security Deposit Rules That Changed for California Landlords
AB 12 capped most deposits at one month. Who the exception covers and how owners should adjust.
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