Does anyone know of any real estate brokers in California that offers the MLS-only membership as I don't want to pay all the extra fees to be a part of CAR/NAR.

On our first house we have a standard key and have an extra key onsite in a lockbox in case for any maintenance and lockouts.

Anyone doing this?  Besides lists from the tax assessor, how are you finding your deals?  

I have not heard of one of those, but am gearing up to buy my second house and could possibly use some sort of loan program like that!  

I found 50 acres off market near a few popular state parks in Ohio.  Very cool piece of land that I would love to own.  I'm trying to figure out the best type of STR for cash flow on the property.  Zoning is very loos...

Maybe I’ll buy outside sheds for each unit and rent to them.

- The percentage difference is the percentage the taxes will go up after you buy it.What do you mean by the property has HVAC AND boilers? 

Not realizing I was only getting a few hundred a month from it and from a cash-on-cash perspective I'd have been better off buying TBills with the click of a button instead of all the hard work, stress, time, and planning I put into it. 

Hey BP community,
I’m looking at a short sale property in Florida and considering making an offer. I’ve never done a short sale before, so I want to make sure I’m not missing anything important.
For those who have b...

This would likely take coordination with a tenant at some point - (ie - plenty of notice to them that they must vacate in order for you to sell the property)Since your current home is free and clear -  you could do a cash out refi or take out a new mortgage on the new house to be able to buy your paren't house and pay off the mortgage.