All the California ADU Regulation Changes in 2020
Thursday, April 02
I first started covering ADU's in 2018 at our Meetup after a new state legislation in 2017. Recently a series of new bills were signed into law to further lower the hurdles to create ADU's. I don't imagine every house is going to take advantage of this. Most people will still prefer to have a bac...
How to Build Your Dream Team for Development
Monday, February 17
People often think it’s risky to get into development. They’re partially right. The truth is that it’s a lot easier when you have the right people on your team. Inspired by last week’s Oscars, I want to lay out who you will need on board to either get started in real estate development or maybe j...
Property Management Mistakes Eating Your Cashflow Alive
Monday, November 11
There is a reason why HGTV doesn't have a show on property management. People would prefer to talk about marketing, negotiating deals, raising money, and rehabbing properties. Albeit not the sexiest topic, I do believe it is the most important. 90% of the battle for real estate investment is in p...
How to Defer and Exempt Tax through Opportunity Zone
Sunday, May 19
Amidst all the changes and political debate of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017, there was the often overlooked Investing in Opportunity Act. This part of the bill created the Opportunity Zone program to encourage reinvestment in communities and tremendous tax savings for investors.I first heard ...