by Dennis Beaver | commercial real property, property damage, real estate
August 3, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver Long Beach, California attorney John Coates is not someone you want to hear from if you own commercial real property that has, for example, a parking lot open to the public. There’s nothing wrong with Coates, in fact he is a very...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, real estate, scam
September 8, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver In 2004, during their vacation in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico “Carlos” and “Maria” purchased a $58,000 timeshare at Club Regina. It was bought over Maria’s objections. “I earn the money, I will make the decisions” her macho husband...
by Dennis Beaver | lawsuit, property damage, real estate
April 1, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver “Often homeowners and commercial property owners do not understand the importance of maintaining vegetation — primarily trees — and this is especially important if they have neighbors whose homes or offices could be damaged by falling...
by Dennis Beaver | real estate, scam
December 27, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver They’re back! Free home-flipping seminars are back, and as we wrote slightly more than two years ago, most score high on our Scam-O-Meter, having a single goal: separating the often desperate, generally naive and trusting from...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, investment, landlord/tenant, real estate
August 17, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver “We are high school teachers and will retire next year. Our accountant warned, “As California’s pension obligations are badly underfunded, consider an additional revenue source, such as becoming landlords and buying a small, single...
by Dennis Beaver | Option to Lease, real estate
July 9, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone who owns acreage —typically agricultural — in areas of the country which receive plentiful sunlight or wind, ideal for the construction of a solar or wind farm. Unless you are...