Squatters = drugs = problem.Georgia legislators are stepping up with HB 1017, the Georgia Squatter Reform Act, aiming to clarify in Georgia law that squatting constitutes criminal trespassing, thus shifting it from a civil court matter to a police issue.

Some cities and states have “Breed-Specific Legislation” which makes it legal to exclude certain species or breeds of animals.

I think this is on a list to be clarified in the 2023 legislative session.

.: This law firm has been serving Waco and Central Texas since 1925.For a DEEPER DIVE, go to the States Legislative Register and find out who proposed the law changes.

With ever changing legislation around STRs and events like COVID where hosts lost thousands of dollars in reservations overnight, I want my properties to cash flow or at least break even as a LTR.However, if you want a place in Alaska to visit a couple times a year and don't care about the revenue as much as having the flexibility to visit and already have a place, STR can be a huge win.TLDR - Skeptical of Airdna predicted revenue.

So this legislative language needed clarity.The SJC rules that the investor would need to install sprinklers if the rehab was "so substantial that the physical structure is rendered ‘the equivalent of new construction’ i.e., in essence as good as new.”In short, there is still a lot of unknown.

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Personally I spend more time keeping up with changing legislation, Fair Housing Laws etc than I do anything else.

They put out a ton of good educational content and there are quite a few articles around recent legislation making private lending in CA more tenuous both on the origination side as well as on the servicing/foreclosure side.

@Eric James a couple of reasons for the double close, but you're right that many use it for "hiding" the buyer from the seller or vice versa, some only do it so they aren't having to assign or disclose their fee and then there are places like NC where if you don't 100% disclose to all parties fully explaining the full process then ONLY double close WITH funding the AB side is allowed due to new legislation from the NC Bar.