Purchase price: $360,000 Cash invested: $96,000 Purchased my first investment property in summer 2017 while living in SF, a new construction home intended as a long-term buy-and-hold.

You also see a plethora of cautionary tales "Do your DD on a wholesaler"  What does that mean to you, what are good questions to ask a wholesaler? 

I sold a property last year that required the owner to get a certificate of nonconformity to be a legal two family.

California is NOT one of those states that exempts this type of lending.. there might be a small carve out for a few loans a year privately done but if you hold yourself out as a lender your need a license.

When the money dries up, they'll leave just as quickly as they arrived and you may be stuck with a real mess.If it can produce more money as a short-term rental, do it yourself.

Hi I have a friend who is buying his first duplex using a VA loan he’s in the process of evicting a tenant because he needs to move into one of the units but is having problems the tenant is on a month to month lease and he gave her a 30 day notice to leave.

There is a small frame house on the property that I would like to move to a lot that I am purchasing as part of another deal.

It will be worth converting to a rental.

In real estate, the biggest hurdles are often the ones you least expect—and sometimes, they’re as small as a crystal doorknob.Back in 2019, a simple set of crystal doorknobs nearly cost us a $25,000 deal on a home on Burgess Street.

I don't believe the tear-down costs would be added to the owner's property tax bill when there is a condemnation.