Direct answers to the questions LA multifamily owners actually ask — taxes, tenants, timing, paperwork, and process. Written by Michael Sterman, $1.37 billion across 246 closed LA multifamily transactions.
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Capital gains, depreciation recapture, Prop 13, Measure ULA, and exchange deadlines.
RSO, AB 1482, Ellis Act, relocation fees, and what a sale means for the people in the building.
Escrow, disclosures, estoppels, listing agreements, contingencies, and what happens at closing.
What drives the number, when to sell, and how the offer process actually plays out.
Soft-story retrofit, balcony inspections, and the LA ordinances that follow a building into escrow.
Choosing representation, commissions, and how buildings actually get sold in LA.
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