For over 20 years Peter Rosenthal authored regular weekly and monthly articles in the following publications:
Note: With a few exceptions, all articles are 20 years old
- Glendale New Press
- Burbank Leader
- Foothill Leader
- Glendale Gazette
- Glendale Realtor
- California Homeowner
- Santa Clarita Valley Living
- Apartment Management.
Peter has cut down his work load and no longer writes his columns.
Past Articles Include:
- Pete's Last Column
- Credit Repair Scams
- Lending Money to Friends and Relatives
- The Greater Fool Theory
- Giving – Lending Money for a Down Payment (December 2004)
- Fraud (October 2003)
- Here We Go Again (August 2003)
- Reconveyance (July 2003)
- Trust Deed Discounts
- Uninsured Transfers (May 2001)
- Overseas Money - Beware (January 2001)
- Late Payments/Foreclosure (December 2000)
- Loan Fraud Revisited (October 2000)
- Payment Math - Payment Magic (September 2000)
- Loan Pay-Offs (September 2000)
- Rents - Do As I Say, Not As I Do (August 2000)
- Santa Monica, So Near - So Far Away (July 2000)
- Evictions - Stipulated Judgments (June 2000)
- Trust Deed Discounts
- Real Estate Fraud - Let's Be Careful Out There (April 2000)
- Delinquent Property Taxes - 18% Interest (March 2000)
- Loan Applications - Beware (February 2000)
- Common Financing Considerations (October 2000)
- Insurance – The New California Gold! (October 2002)
- Graffiti - Take Back Your Neighborhood (April 2002)
- Do You Own a Partial Interest? (March 2002)
- Greed Kills (February 2002)
- Important Changes in 3-Day and 30-Day (January 2002)
- Beat Your Lender (2002)
- Properly Structuring Seller Financing (Revised) (2002)
- Lending Money to Friends and Relatives (October 2001)
- AITD Magic (September 2001)
- I Rent to "Bad" Tenants (August 2001)
- Meet Your Banker (June 2001)
- Fraud: Do The Right Thing (April 2001)
- Use the Front Door (April 2001)
- Lending Money To Friends and Relatives
- Subordination Agreements Will Decide Who's on "First"
- Choose Legal Help Carefully In Bankruptcy Or Foreclosure
- Getting Exact Change Takes Exacting Toll On Columnist
- Don't Sell Notes At Large Discounts--Hypothecate
- The Dangers of Fractionalized Trust Deeds (Updated 2/27/2020)
- Get Professional Help When Lending Money
- California - Let The Seller Beware
- Graffiti, Part 2
- Reading The Fine Print Will Save You Thousands
- I Will Take Your Property And Troubles Off Your Hands
- For Sale By Owner (FISBO/FSBO)
- Graffiti Is Everybody's Business
- The IRS Tax Break That Is Too Good To Be True
- What's Wrong With Paying Late Fees?
- PMI - Private Mortgage Insurance
- Isn't A 30 Year Relationship Good For Something?
- Investing In Real Estate - Made Simple
- Real Estate Terms
- Renting With Bad Credit
- Seller Carry Back
- Disclosure - Registered Sex Offenders
- Usury -- Alive And Well
- How Does An Adjustable Rate Loan Really Work?
- Are Assumable Loans Really Assumable?
- Real Estate Investing - The Basics
- Math Magic -- Biweekly Mortgages
- Glendale's Hidden Building Tax
- Glendale Building Department Revisited -- Wow!
- I Want To Buy A Foreclosure Property
- California Homeowners Are Protected From Deficiency Judgements
- Using Real Estate Leverage
- Greater Fool Theory
- Title Insurance - What does it cover?
- Landlord/Tenant
- First Time Home Buyers
- The Grass Is Always Greener (March 2000)
- Delinquent Property Taxes - 18% Interest (March 2000)
- So, You Want To Sell Your House (March 2000)
- No Money Down (March 2000)
- Fractional Interests (Feb. 2000)
- Loan Applications - Beware (Feb. 2000)
- Pets in Apartments - Landlords Perspective
- Return of Security Deposit
- Month to Month Tenancy vs. a Lease
- Question and Answer
- Don't Get Wiped Out
- Evaluating Potential Tenants
- Foreclosure, Who Can You Trust? (September, 1992)