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29 June 2018 | 1 reply
I have been approved to sell my property in Costa Mesa for $620k but I think it’s worth a lot more - any possibility to sell it to an investor to pay me more like “cash for key” ?
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29 November 2018 | 6 replies
And usually the first stop on the search is Sacramento, just a mere two hours away near the top of the state’s Central Valley.But besides the astronomical housing prices, there’s one other thing that Bay Area investors are looking to escape in looking for greener pastures… rent control.If you’ve been asleep at the wheel, you might have missed the news that the state of California will have a measure on November’s ballot to repeal the Costa Hawkins law passed in 1995 the prohibits local communities from enacting rent control policies.COSTA HAWKINS LAW QUICK OVERVIEWNo Rent Control on Single Family HomesNo Rent Control On Properties Built After February 1st, 1995Allows Landlords To Raise Rents With New Tenantshttp://www.kcra.com/article/ca-ballot-measure-aims-to-help-cities-like-sacramento-with-rent-control/21756945*** One tenant in the video says she’s living in an 813 sq ft dump off Fruitridge and paying $1,400/mo in rent.
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4 July 2018 | 4 replies
My experience has been that appraisals are usually around $400-$600 and VA appraisals usually cost a little more than conventional.
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18 July 2018 | 34 replies
Chalk up the extra cost as lesson learned.
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16 July 2018 | 8 replies
Kitchen and bath remodels come next, but cost a lot more.Ultimately it's the question of what the market will pay for and what is your competition offering.
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6 November 2018 | 12 replies
"Supporters of a state ballot initiative to expand rent control options for cities across California announced Monday they had gathered enough signatures to qualify the measure for the November 2018 ballot.If passed, the measure would repeal the 1995 Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which sets limits on the kind of rent control policies cities are able to impose.
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21 August 2018 | 25 replies
Hello All,My name is Christopher Costa.
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27 July 2018 | 1 reply
Then figure out how much those changes will cost. As
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30 July 2018 | 4 replies
I would include rules of house etc. and you could change cost as he is done with school.
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30 July 2018 | 3 replies
That would slow me down quite a bit and cost a lot if I needed to make 100 offers to close on one.Do you just estimate an "average" cost for those items and if something unexpected comes up during the inspection, would you just renegotiate the deal (making use of the inspection contingency in your offer)?