own a house and wish i didn't have a tenant

My wife and I are in the position looking for a multi-family in the Los Angeles area also  I'm real curious about your findings in Whittier... 

The president of my condo association has a 4 unit bldg. in the Los Angeles area that she selling. 

Can someone reccomend a licensed general contractor that rehabs apartments in 90019. I have a 350 sqft studio that needs a full rehab ASAP. I have plans ready to go and if they do well, there will be two more after th...

Hi everyone I live Los Angeles and am trying to work and get my real estate investing going at the same time it is not easy in fact it is very hard. just want to introduce my self and get it to the game on the site and make friends any advice would be a Gem.Wishing all the bestKevin

There are many experienced flippers in Los Angeles with adequate money, the requisite experience, ethics you can respect, and always buying viable properties.

I'm originally from Cincinnati, OH and moved to Los Angeles about 5 years ago.  

I think if you structure the file fluidly to anticipate all these areas the underwriter in most cases will sufficiently be able to document the file with just the letter I mentioned above to proceed to docs.The self sufficiency rule above is the hardest because in the past all 4 units had to be greater than the full PITIA (principal/interest/taxes/insurance/assessments) but recently FHA changed this rule to 75% of the rental incomes of all 4 units has to be greater than the PITIA which is a much more restrictive rule basically forcing out properties in markets which  have lower rent to value ratios like most parts of orange county, most of los angeles,  most of seattle, Austin core down town areas, Dallas core areas, and other more expensive areas.

We live in Los Angeles and are thinking of buying a du or try- plex and house hacking one of the units.

First off, I was a professional Architectural Colorist in Los Angeles for fifteen years, and I've done a few dozen small bungalows along the way.Here's how it works: A tiny, nondescript house is a great candidate for a bold/bright body color because there's not much square feet of it.