An Inside Look at Zillow’s Missteps in the Real Estate Sector It wasn’t long ago that Zillow was considered an emerging power player in the residential real estate industry. The company partially pivoted from exclusively focusing on providing a platform for buying/selling homes to flipping real estate in select markets. This strategy seemed prudent at […]
Case Studies
A Meaningful Guarantee: LAPMG’s Polyglass Registered Contractor Accreditation
As you might have observed from some of our other Case Studies, we here at LAPMG take pride in the roofing expertise of our maintenance branch: we’ve saved clients thousands of dollars on re-roofing projects, and have embraced recent advancements in industry materials, such as silicone coating that can lengthen the lifespan of a […]
Spend $10,000 instead of $100,000: Silicone Roof Coating
Here at LAPMG, one of our favorite developments in the property maintenance industry over the past ten years has been the popularization of silicone roof coating. Due to recent innovations in the actual coating products in the market today, we’ve seen property owners who previously might have needed to re-roof their entire buildings go with […]
Saving $7,000 on a Water Bill, and Other Major Money-Saving Moves
Here at Los Angeles Property Management Group, nothing comes before our clients’ profit and peace of mind. The motto we use as an everyday compass is, “Excellent property management doesn’t cost. It pays.” We make sure to fulfill that promise to every client through the way we manage their property, and every once […]
Straight Talk: Showing a House with Tenants Still There
The Challenge When Stephan Illouz of Los Angeles Property Management Group took on the task of leasing a 4500-square-foot house in Santa Monica, the home’s owner still had family members living there. When she told Stephan the price she expected to fetch for rent—$12,500—he detailed some specific repairs she would need to […]
Doubling Down: How One Owner Profited by Remodeling During a Major Vacancy
by David Crown The Challenge Architect and commercial property owner Eric Luk had a decision to make in 2017. His five-building commercial complex West Main Place Medical and Professional Plaza was about to lose a major tenant occupying roughly fifteen percent of the complex’s leasable units. In the face of major vacancy, he could either […]
