Frank Sinatra

South Bay, Long Beach, and O.C. Rentals. We love what we do. Friendly and personal service for tenants and owners. Free rental list. Ethical, fair, and honest.

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

There are few essentials in this world more important than housing

A big shout-out to housing providers & all service industries supporting housing

Often maligned, disrespected, and unappreciated, so I, for one, acknowledge your service & commitment to the housing industry🏘👏

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

@ThinkAppraiser This is why your investments have hit all time highs

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

@end3of6days9 Chipotle 1993

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

Tenants call me & we clean up the and the next day is trash back again.

City says we can call to have the trash picked up but they don't remove homeless encampments

They say we can call to have the trash picked up and encourage us to go to the city council meetings

What for?

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

Why do tenants think the landlord can just waive a magic wand and make the homeless problem go away?🪄🎩🔮

Somehow the city gets a pass and the landlord is responsible to clean it all up.

Needles, feces, and every kind of biohazard, rodents you name it's our responsibility

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

Why do tenants think the landlord can just waive a magic wand and make the homeless problem go away?🪄🎩🔮

Somehow the city gets a pass and the landlord is responsible to clean it all up.

Needles, feces, and every kind of biohazard, rodents you name it's our responsibility

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

Now there are 4 buildings on one block in just the last few months. Imagine the neighbors living with the stress of this.

Squatters are just devastating our neighborhoods just in time World Cup.

Where are the politicians on this?

[Stella X @Stellaaa]

So Los Angeles is now such a clown world that this DTLA building on Hope that burned down 3 weeks ago….just BURNED DOWN A SECOND TIME last night at like 3am

Literally one building caught fire TWICE in under a month

(Also happens to be adjacent to two other buildings on the same street that “mysteriously” burned down since Dec 2024

ARSON

Stop the insanity!

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

This is the 2nd time it has happened in 2 months. Such a waste of money.

Yes this is California. Therefore no real consequences if caught.

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

Learn the lingo
Scrapers
Strippers
Metal thieves
Copper thieves
Pipe pullers

Also
Stripping crews
Salvage bandits
Metal raiders
Wire strippers

These alre all accurate for petty thieves that would sell glass to their mothes and tell them they are diamonds

Whatever you call it

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

The fix:

Lower the value of the metal and make it harder to steal.

$1,500 repair cost.

Tenants are inconvenienced while they wait for the water to get turned back on because some idiot wants $40 worth of brass scrap metal.

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

@moseskagan @aarmlovi At that point, once you have possessession, it's a small claims action against the owner, and they must sue you for the value of their property. If their stuff is worth less than the cost and smack rent, then they won't sue because you can couter sue them for your losses.

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

@Keith_Wasserman 2 of the top counties in terms of value. Keep in mind that neither country dropped more than 10% in the great depression. If you can afford the buy-in, you can't lose.

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

@cpettit815 Thank you, Happy Easter!

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

This is actually a back flow valve. It costs about $600 to install. It's $40 to $50 scrap brass. We finished it off with PVC to save about $200 because they like to steal copper also. They say if you paint the valve red they think it is fire equipment, so the resale value drops.

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

Being a property manager is... waking up to a call from the fire dept telling you that the homeless people stole your main shut-off valve. Of course, leaving the water gushing down the alley.

30 hard-working tenants inconvenienced and without water

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

@Hunter_Eagleman She needs to find a mate

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

@Amelia558rs Marcus Aurelius or Marcus for short.

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

So now, of course, the landlords are going to be responsible for this plague for all apartment and house rentals?

Bedbug nightmare spreading across South as cases surge in multiple states

https://t.co/UDdH1HESqa

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

@Matt_Pinner Mona Lisa

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

@its_The_Dr Hillary

[Frank Sinatra @BJproperties]

@KingTunde_SZN Upside down 67

[David Piotrowski | CA Landlord Eviction Lawyer @DavidPiotrowski]

Here's the irony of extreme tenant protection laws.

Politicians pass the laws saying they are supposed to help tenants. But they actually make it harder for many tenants to find housing.

When you make it nearly impossible to remove a bad tenant, what does a rational landlord do? They get extremely selective about who they rent to. They raise credit score requirements. They want higher income ratios. They demand more references. They scrutinize rental history with a microscope. They reject anyone with even a minor blemish.

Landlords do this because once someone's in, getting them out becomes a nightmare that can drag on for months and cost thousands of dollars.

So ultimately the tenant is harmed. Politicians accomplish the exact opposite of helping tenants, especially the more vulnerable tenants that they like to say they are protecting.

Tenants with less-than-perfect credit. People recovering from financial setbacks. First-time renters without much history. Anyone who needs a second chance. Landlords say no way. Too risky. Landlords who might have been willing to work with someone are now thinking: "I can't take that risk. If this doesn't work out, I'm stuck."

And the properties that do accept higher-risk tenants? They charge premium rents to offset the risk they can't mitigate.

When eviction takes many months and sometimes over a year, all of which time the landlord is spending money and not collecting rent, that's a risk many landlords simply are unwilling to take.

Compare this to areas with balanced laws.

When landlords know they can remove problem tenants through a fair but efficient process, they're more willing to take chances on good people who don't fit the perfect profile.

They can evaluate character and potential instead of just checking boxes.

Balance protects everyone. Extreme laws that eliminate a landlord's ability to enforce lease terms don't help tenants. They just shrink the pool of available housing and make everyone more cautious.

If you want to help tenants, create a system that's fair to both landlords and tenants. Not one that forces landlords to treat every applicant like a potential disaster waiting to happen.

Have you seen this play out in your market? Are landlords getting more selective because of restrictive eviction laws? What's been your experience? I'd like to know!