Wellspring Property Management

09/03/2026

When you love what you do you do it with all your heart even on the hard days

09/01/2026

08/21/2026

You skip the management fee to save money. Then one late deposit statement doubles what you owe and the savings were never real. Here are the three self-managing mistakes that cost California landlords the most.

08/14/2026

Heads up, California landlords. Raising the rent on a month-to-month tenant in 2026 can legally put you on the hook for a stove and a fridge. It's not a typo. AB 628 counts a rent increase as a lease change, and that's the switch. And no, the "appliances have to be under ten years old" thing is a myth. Watch the full breakdown so this doesn't catch you off guard.

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08/07/2026

Should you self-manage your rental or hire a professional property manager in California? This is the real cost breakdown of self-managing versus hiring a property manager, so you can decide what actually makes sense for your property.
California broker and property manager Chrissy Wade walks through the true numbers most landlords never add up: the management fee, plus the vacancy, turnover, eviction, and time costs that decide whether “doing it yourself” really saves you money.

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07/31/2026

Application fraud is at an all-time high, and one bad applicant who slips through can cost you thousands in lost rent and eviction. In this video I go over the exact red flags I train my staff to look out for. Need help with your application process or rentals. Send me a DM and I'll give you a call.

What are the red flags to watch for on a rental application? Here a...

07/18/2026

Thinking about raising the rent on your Stockton rental this year? Before you do, watch this. In this Q2 2026 update I break down what single-family and small multi-unit rents are actually doing across Stockton and San Joaquin County, and what it means for your pricing and your vacancy.
Here's the short version: rents are flat. Houses are holding steady year over year while the broader market is a little softer, so this is a price-it-right-and-lease-fast quarter, not a swing-for-the-fences one. I pulled fresh asking-rent data from Zumper, RentCafe, Zillow, and Apartments.com, the for-sale picture from Redfin, and the local jobs numbers, then put it in plain language for owners.
What I cover:

Asking rents by bedroom count for 2, 3, and 4-bedroom houses
How rents have moved over the past year
How fast well-priced units are leasing right now
The buy-vs-rent picture and why it keeps your renter pool full
What's driving demand: the Port, logistics, and Bay Area spillover
The practical move for owners this quarter

https://youtu.be/L2owLXEGWeY

07/18/2026

Ridgecrest rents are flat this quarter, and the China Lake construction boom that has filled local rentals since 2019 is winding down. Here is where rents actually stand in Q2 2026, and three things you can do to rent your home faster.
In this Ridgecrest rental market update for Q2 2026, Chrissy with Wellspring Property Management breaks down asking rents by bedroom count, what the China Lake base is doing to local demand, the buy-versus-rent picture, and practical pricing advice for owners heading into the summer leasing season. All figures are asking rents pulled fresh in June 2026 from multiple sources, presented as ranges because Ridgecrest inventory is thin.
CHAPTERS

0:00 The one thing to know this quarter

0:45 Where rents stand by bedroom count

2:15 Supply and how fast units rent

3:00 Buy versus rent

3:45 China Lake, the biggest demand driver

4:45 Three ways to rent your home faster

6:45 Bottom line for owners

7:30 How to reach us

Ridgecrest rents are flat this quarter, and the China Lake construc...

07/10/2026

New York just froze rent for two years. Zero percent. For two years.
California already caps what you can charge, and the push to go further keeps coming back. This is not the moment to panic. It is the moment to know your numbers inside and out.
I break down what New York did, why it can't happen here the same way, and the one move that actually protects you. Watch the full video.

New York City just froze rent for two years, and California landlor...