Sweta Jain
Realistic income estimates for STR
7 July 2024 | 9 replies
It's less likely (in my opinion) that governments will pass broad, sweeping legislation against STR's in an area that they've already established a robust process for how someone can do it legally.
Nathan Gesner
Do you support reusable credit checks?
8 July 2024 | 18 replies
If now Im using my Transunion Service, using Fico version 8, and someone gives me an Experian report with FICO version AutoScore 4, then comparing the 2 is meaningless.Though Im sure legislators writing these laws have very little idea you could have 48 different potential scores that are all still FICO scores.
Roberto Falck
First rental property - market choice... do you agree?
6 July 2024 | 8 replies
It found the five most landlord-friendly states to be:West VirginiaArkansasLouisianaNorth CarolinaAlabamaAnd, our governor just passed some serious anti-squatting legislation.
Nick Johnson
1 Month Deposit Max Question
4 July 2024 | 2 replies
The intention behind this legislation is to protect tenants from excessive financial burdens.
Sipan Y.
How Are Fix and Flip Investors in CALIFORNIA Responding to AB-968?
3 July 2024 | 0 replies
This new regulation aims to increase transparency in the real estate market and protect buyers from potential issues with recently renovated properties.As a fix and flip investor in California, I'm curious to know how this new legislation is affecting your strategies and operations.
Jorge Vazquez
Buying Real Estate in Florida: End of 2024 or Wait Until 2025?
2 July 2024 | 3 replies
This issue, due to new legislation, is now solved.
Gerry Cohen
DO NOT INVEST with SCOTT CARSON (We Close Notes) or Inverse Asset
10 July 2024 | 256 replies
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Yongming Huang
Why are real estate agent commissions so high in the US?
10 July 2024 | 87 replies
Steve Mashura,NAR partners with businesses to peddle whatever wares to newly licensed agents as a benefit that sucks them dry of any start up money.NAR has some lobbying efforts that help with legislation from time to time but other than that pretty worthless.I was REALTOR first year in business over 20 years ago and saw no value.
Nadia Daggett
Buy in a buyers market or wait for interest rates to go down and prices to go up?
3 July 2024 | 24 replies
Plus, insurance premiums are expected to go down by up to 50% due to the El Niño effect, which means fewer hurricanes are expected to hit Central Florida, and new legislation reducing fraud provides another great advantage.
Jessenia Hartage
Is investing in NYC a bad idea
3 July 2024 | 55 replies
Landlord friendly, legislatively friendly and where the U Hauls are going, not leaving like NYC.