Guild is also one of the most expensive lenders out there, they are a big behmoth with private and public shareholders to please, so costs are much higher to drive profit for them.I am a local house hacker/investor and lender for WA State, and would be glad to help you with this @Chelsae Roach!

Hi everyone, I have been stalking the BP forums for several years now, both under this profile and an old one I had. Thought it would be nice to start participating in the forums and connecting wih others, so here we go!

When an investor is knowledgeable there is hardly anything to fear, and it would help if correct facts were placed in public view!

It's all available public information.He is pushing buying properties for full asking price and using gap lending "gator lenders", (unsophisticator investors), to lend the money for the deal to close. 

When the public momentum comes your direction, it may experience a honeymoon high but it's artificial.

What do utilities look like, how far away is power, is there public water or will you need to drill a well, etc.

Yeah probably not a good idea to advise or try to procure a situation getting your client into an illegal business operation, especially on a public forum.

My parents live on the other side of the country and we've agreed that I will manage the property on behalf of all of us and I will be the public face for the tenants.

https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2024/03/over-240-california-community-organizations-unite-againstLate in the legislative process the tax was slipped into a 2022 law, A.B. 205, authorizing the California Public Utilities Commission, or CPUC, to add a fixed charge to electricity bills based on household income.

@Ben Capone - if you self-manage, setting up a property management company to act as the public-facing entity is also part of a smart asset protection strategy.