Dan H.
Underwriting STR - Looks promising but deeper evaluation shows poor return
15 December 2024 | 13 replies
The high fire danger probably means California Fair Plan.
Mindy Jensen
Contractors: If I Buy Materials, Do You Still Need a Downpayment?
31 December 2024 | 66 replies
Materials can be bought, stored and billed for in a current month, but the contractors are required to have property insurance, with the client listed as an additional insured, on any material stored to ensure the client's risk is mitigated.
Michael Plaks
DEBUNKED: EOY tax planning "tips and loopholes"
23 December 2024 | 12 replies
If this concept is unfamiliar, then continue to ignore it.In closing: The dangers of shifting the timing of your income, expenses, and business transactions.A purely mathematical exercise may indicate some beneficial timing for this or that.
Nadia Jones
Do Term Sheets or Commitment Letters Show Financial Credibility to Brokers/Agents?
13 December 2024 | 4 replies
Great points from @Doug Smith and some I will be leveraging in my own work.We do some "pitching" of startups to landlords and while not a 1:1 comparison we generally also leverage the credibility of the team or consultants that the startup is using to mitigate their risk.
Xavien Rafael
How to Build Business Credit Without Impacting Your Personal Score
13 December 2024 | 2 replies
From a lender's perspective, separating personal and business credit is critical for scaling operations while mitigating personal financial risks.
David To
California call for class action lawsuit on Eviction Moratorium
14 January 2025 | 329 replies
Here's what I do....again it may be controversial, but there is such an enormous pool of tenants that have vouchers that I can do this and still have plenty of people...No smoking of any kind.....I don't care if you have a card that says you need "it" for medical reasons.No evictions, ever.No felonies in the last 5 years.No dangerous breed "animals" or pets and when fully grown the pet can't weigh more than 20 lbs.They will pay for a background check through SmartMove that costs $40.00I don't care what "story" they have, I don't sign the RFTA package until they give me one full months depositI actually don't care what their credit score is because the housing authority pays most of their rent.I don't care about their oncome because the housing authority pays most if not all of their rent.
Saika Maeda
ADU permit or not; financial implications
20 December 2024 | 27 replies
Bad electrical is dangerous.
Javier Molina
Mildly complex structuring for multiple properties. (LLC, Trusts, Multi-state)
12 December 2024 | 12 replies
Transferring mortgaged properties to an LLC may trigger due-on-sale clauses, but transferring to a trust first can mitigate this risk.
Rob Hakes
What the heck just happened.......
12 December 2024 | 2 replies
And, you need to cure your liability (you cannot use a city easement without obtaining a Grant of Easement from the city - a legal document to be filed with the Clerk of Court).You've done everything you can to mitigate the damage to your home and I applaud you for it.
Jonathan Abrado
Pace Morby Gator Method Course Review
25 January 2025 | 155 replies
There are a lot of dangers in lending money.