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Strong Chula Vista Sales Market Continues

By Mark Di Tommaso Owner/Broker – 8 West Property Management June 24, 2015 As expressed by Trulia: “The median sales price for homes in Chula Vista CA for Mar 15 to Jun 15 was $417,500. This represents an increase of 3.1%, or $12,500, compared to the prior quarter and an increase of 4.4% compared to

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Why Are Billionaires Investing More in Real Estate?

By Mark Di Tommaso Owner/Broker, 8 West Property Management February 28, 2015 San Diego Property Management and Investment is a local activity that takes place in the widest possible context. San Diego is a world class city after all and its market is significantly influenced by worldwide investment trends. In fact, as a group, the

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Time to Raise Rents in San Diego?

San Diego property managers and landlords just have to love it. Most rental surveys show that rents in San Diego increased 3-6% over the last year. A lot of that has to do with 41,000 new local jobs that in many cases were well paying positions in biotech, engineering and professional services. Partly this was

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8 West Property Management Now Guarantees Rent

Mark Di Tommaso 6/05/15 Athough being a San Diego landlord is good business, we recognize that it is often not easy.  Accumulating enough capital to acquire rental property is a big challenge all by itself. Then there are the demands of maintenance, fluctuating rental markets and the ongoing headache of potential legal problems. Landlords deserve

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3 Trends that can Make or Break Future Investments

By Mark Di Tommaso Owner/Broker, 8 West Property Management February 13, 2015 “Location…Location…Location”. The foundation of property management and investment from the beginning. However, revolutionary events like the introduction of the automobile and advent of the supermarket transformed the utility and value of individual lots (from grazing land to prospective suburb / affluent neighborhood to

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How Should Investors React to China as the World’s Largest Economic Power?

By Mark Di Tommaso Owner/Broker, 8 West Property Management A Property Management San Diego Post 12/14/14 San Diego property management exists in a much wider context. Sometimes world events are of such magnitude that their impact on this industry is clear and demanding of commentary. According to the World Bank Comparison Program (at the end

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Landlords and Stereotypes

Investment property owners have had an image problem in the US for generations. Most likely the Simon LeGreed character of early 20th century silent films was a symptom rather than a cause of this situation. Whatever its origin, we at 8 West can think of no stereotype that is more inaccurate and unfair than this

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Just How Predictable Is a Holiday Season for Real Estate?

by Mark Di Tommaso. Owner/Broker SoCal Erealty Our San Diego property management clients aren’t just ongoing owners. At the appropriate times they can be buyers or sellers or even both moving capital from one property to a larger or otherwise more advantageous rental investment. I’m often asked if the coming months are a “good season”

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