by Dennis Beaver | air conditioning, housing, landlord/tenant
July 9, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to both tenants and landlords — anyone considering the purchase of rental property — wanting to increase income, “which took off like a 4th of July skyrocket following the stock market crash of...
by Dennis Beaver | court, doctor, lawyers
June 23, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “We hired a law firm that handles a wide variety of legal matters and advertises heavily in our area, to deal with: (1) A former employee who violated our non-compete clause, opened his own shop, and solicited our customers. The...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, workplace
May 10, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Last time we told you about Dr. Tom, a busy dentist in Central California with “a monumental collections tooth ache, well on the way to needing a root canal,” in the opinion of one of our nations foremost business consultants, Gary...
by Dennis Beaver | business, community, customers, employees, family
The children of Morgan Clayton, founder of Tel-Tec Security Systems in Bakersfield, California, share how their father’s wisdom, life experience and caring nature have turned their family business into a locally respected powerhouse. December 15, 2025 • By...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law
July 31, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “Darling, Just Sign These Papers.” “We plan on filing for divorce soon,” “Benny’s” email stated. “There are some papers my wife, “Laura” wants me to sign. Could you tell me what they are all about?” “She is financially irresponsible....
by Dennis Beaver | embezzlement, employment, theft, workplace
September 21, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver You’ve just discovered that an employee has been stealing cash and you want every cent back. To recover that money, several options are available, but one could get you in big trouble. We’ll tell you what it is in a moment, but...
by Dennis Beaver | background checks, family, marriage, senior care
September 22, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver “My mother was a 72-year-old widow when she met ‘William’ at church and was soon swept off her feet. He claimed to have lost his wife some years earlier. “She described him as her Prince Charming — he took...
by Dennis Beaver | auto repair, lemon law, warranty
January 30, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver If you been taking your car in repeatedly for warranty service on a substantial problem — such as stalling, brakes, steering — and the dealer just can’t seem to repair it, chances are it is covered by the Lemon Law. Last week we...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, auto repair, bank, insurance claim
July 26, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone who owns a vehicle that is financed, has a lien, that is in an auto accident or sustains damage due to some other cause. If insurance is involved, who should the check be made payable...
