Real estate legal issues

[Victor Chen]

Hi all,

I'm interested in real estate investing and would like to learn about legal issues relating to owning and / or landloarding properties. What are some places where I can learn about the legal issues? Thanks!

[Jason Hill]

Victor.  Love the interest but your question is analogous to "I'm interested in fish.  Where can I learn about all the fish in the ocean?"  Here in the forums you can close your eyes, throw a dart, and almost certainly learn about some kind of legal issue.

What I would do if I were you and concerned with the legal implications of landlording is to identify what you want to do. Do you want to rent single family homes (SFH) do you want to do Airbnb? Then identify each major stage of the process and start researching the legalities of each....

Acquiring the property

• The property itself (liens, title, probate)
• The money to get the property (Hard money, mortgages, seller financing)

Finding a Renter

• Fair housing
• etc
• etc

You get the picture.  Learn the basics of how you become a landlord and if anything stands out as worrisome, dig in.