There are multiple ways to utilize equity without paying taxes, such as cash-out refinances, HELOCs, and 1031 exchanges, making appreciation a powerful wealth-building tool.Many people lump all of California into one bucket, but it’s a massive state with many distinct markets.

It is a matter of time for Grocapitus to get fined or get shut down. or He may rebrand once more or try to hide behind someone else. he does not do the underwriting, just the power point. 

Google Operation Chokepoint for just ONE example of what banking regulators do with their massive power.

Rising interest rates, slim margins, and unexpected costs can kill a deal fast.

And I don’t know if they’ve ever given up a power they took or a fee they’ve imposed. 

This collaboration could be a powerful learning experience and a stepping stone to success.

A couple of things happened in the last few months including a lump sum pay out for a retirement from a company for whom I previously worked and I inherited a modest sum unexpectedly. 

Hi Randall-Congratulations on buying a rental property well back in 2020.I am sorry to hear the property is now cashflow negative $200 a month.Your question is should you sell or continue to keep it with the negative cashflow.Depends on your personal goals and if being negative $200 a month plus any unexpected repairs or vacancies is affordable to you, but if you can solve the negative cashflow by turning the property into a furnished mid-term rental, for example, your future self may thank you.To Your Success!

In addition, I am considering changing my furnaces/boilers to have plug-in cords instead of being hard wired so that if there is a power outage in winter that I could power that heating system with a portable power station.

I too live in Marin, and feel it is a solid long term market for apprecaition, and utilizing the power of principle reduction.When it comes to refinancing, figure out what the loan costs will be, then divide that buy the monthly savings with the new loan in order to determine how long you have to maintain that loan to break even.