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Scott Spanier What's not working in the Rental Industry?
20 September 2022 | 6 replies
Have you seen any groups lobbying for legislative change?
James Bartlett Does timing of Transfer of Title/Ownership matter?
20 September 2022 | 10 replies
I knew there had been significant legislation in some states regarding CFD, but I think in the vast majority of states a CFD still does not require foreclosure.  
Yoko Hankins Property Tax was Deal Breaker on our First Rental
4 October 2022 | 36 replies
But I am not a tax expert.Indiana is not a favorable state for investors when it comes to taxes, but that is because Indiana legislators created laws more favorable for residents and investors foot the bill to keep homeowners taxes low (rightfully so). 
Anthony Therrien-Bernard Does rent control work?⁣⁣ Also heads up on
23 September 2022 | 8 replies
Unfortunately, if we dig deeper in both the history of rent control and the economic fundamentals at play the idea of bringing this piece of legislation to solve rising rents single handily falls short of it’s intended results.⁣⁣Think of where rent control is currently in force and where the rental market is currently fairly open, think of cities like New York, Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco etc.
Charles A. Reality Check:Real Wealth in Real Estate.
26 September 2022 | 0 replies
This is my first post in 3 years.The market is in a very different place in that time.There has been a pandemic,and interest rates have doubled.Social media posts from baby syndicators and operators have slowed,if not outright disappeared.No prizes for guessing why.If you are a newbie reading this,you should never forget this cardinal lesson:Real wealth in real estate is created with equity,not cash flow.And certainly not with transactions.That's why the maxim says "we make money when we buy,not when we sell".It's because you run into all sorts of factors that may be outside your control WHEN you sell,IF you have to sell.Equity builds over time.Slowly.Patience is a virtue.It's why long term buy and hold will remain the king of the real estate game.Not Flipping,not syndication,and certainly not vacation rentals.You must diligently prioritize buying and OWNING your own piece of dirt financed with LONG TERM debt,preferably conventional loan that is deliberately underleveraged in a niche unlikely to be legislated out of existence by sensible new city or county ordinances predictably aiming to protect the local economy.That's how you keep your assets in ANY cycle without having to close bad deals in order to make another buck for another day.Even if you like the passive side of investing in syndications,you must be smart enough to understand you never actually OWN those units.So when someone tells you they own 2000 or 3500 units,call BS.When prices and rents are surging with historic low interest rates,even a 12th grader can become a hotshot syndicator overnight with the right amounts of flashy social media posts with rented red Lambos,Richard Mille watches and private jets strategically inserted.When rates rise,as they have,and projections and proformas head for the toilet,we see many who have been swimming naked.The skinny bad deals closed in a blaze of hysteria and chutzpah circa 2017/2018 with 3% interest rates are coming up for refinancing or sale today.It's 2022.Many of them have 5 year balloons.That's the place the crash everyone has been debating to death is going to start.Exit strategy in real estate is more complicated than can be taught in a 3-day bootcamp.No matter how much you paid for the course.Keep it simple.Real estate is really very simple. 
Robert Hart seller financing to people to stop messing with tenants
4 October 2022 | 2 replies
Robert,Be aware Dodd-Frank legislation limits the number of owner financing deals you can do in a year.
Leona Usaty Who will protect the Landlord in 2022 from nonpayment of rent?
5 November 2022 | 13 replies
The one thing government just can’t seem to figure out is that investors will ALWAYS outsmart them and mainly (not solely) because investors can move much faster than legislation —- investors are proactive and legislation is reactive so….
Brian Phillips 1031 Utah to az tax implications
11 August 2016 | 4 replies
Since state legislation moves many times off the radar and at a much quicker  pace things have a way of sneaking into law and you need to verify locally that Utah still follows federal practice.  
Troy Fisher Seattle wants to be like San Francisco! - New Rental Laws Passed!
14 August 2016 | 28 replies
Like so many other examples of statist legislation, this attempt at "progressive engineering" will have unintended consequences.  
Gus Alonzo Inherited Tenants Virginia
31 August 2019 | 6 replies
It is your legal responsibility to know and understand the legislation governing the operation of your business.