Michael LeBlanc
When should I establish a Legal Entity?
8 March 2024 | 8 replies
But since it doesn't go into effect until the home insurance policy is used, it's very inexpensive.I house hacked a duplex in Los Angeles.
Ruben Garcia
Search for a cpa
7 March 2024 | 5 replies
Hi my name is Ruben Garcia, any suggestions for a CPA in the Los Angeles area?
Felix Shi
Spent 250K to add an ADU in South Bay or buy a condo in East Bay in 2024
9 March 2024 | 26 replies
That can make or break the value of a condo as it is only as good as the surroundings.For ADUs, generally (at least here in Los Angeles), appraisers are not giving dollar for dollar value.
Becca F.
Bay Area and NorCal Investors - thoughts on Class A, B, C and D areas
7 March 2024 | 19 replies
I'm trying to help out other CA investors (I still think buying locally is better than an inexpensive property OOS where you can't check up on the property)I don't know the Peninsula well but expensive Palo Alto, Los Gatos, Cupertino would be Class A to me.
Jason Meissner
Are Lenders Warming up to TIC purchases for the end user?
6 March 2024 | 2 replies
I worked with people here in Los Angeles that buy and refurbish properties for Tennent In Common or TIC sales and exit strategy.
Ademola Dawodu
Evicting a tenant from a multifamily unit that I intend to occupy
4 March 2024 | 5 replies
@Ademola DawoduThe process to evict a tenant from a unit in Los Angeles when you are purchasing a 2-4 unit multifamily property depends on various factors, including the terms of the existing lease agreement, local and state laws, and the reason for eviction.In general, if you plan to occupy the unit yourself, you may be able to use the "owner-move-in" eviction process.
Omosalewa Aderonmu
Google Sheet Rental Property Calculator
5 March 2024 | 25 replies
We are big multi-family investors in Los Angeles County pushing almost 900 units.
Jason Meissner
Do Rising Construction Costs make High End PreFab Like Dvele.com a good idea?
4 March 2024 | 4 replies
Part of the problem with Los Angeles/California is we are overregulated when it comes to building, making it impossible to build affordable single family homes.2.
Jesse Leigh
Out of state Multifamily Properties (Los Angeles)
3 March 2024 | 6 replies
Hi, I'm based in Los Angeles, but looking to invest in out of state multifamily properties.
Andreas Mueller
Mortgage Market in Disarray
5 March 2024 | 4 replies
A LOT of distrress is leading to mergers and firings, in just the last few weeks, this happened: (Big credit to @NewsLambert)Lower to acquire Universal Lending retail and wholesale operations (11/1/23)Trustar Mortgage acquired by Archer Mortgage, LLC (11/1/23)People’s Bank of Commerce to exit residential mortgage lending (10/27/23)BMO Bank cutting 228 jobs in Northern California (10/25/23)Homestar Financial to wind down operations (10/25/23)City National Bank layoffs in Los Angeles total 71 (10/23/23)Hometown Lenders layoffs (10/12/23)First Savings Bank to lay off 135 mortgage workers (10/4/23)Wesley Mortgage absorbs competitor Colten Mortgage (10/4/23)Cenlar to lay off 85 in Ewing, NJ (10/2/23)Rithm Capital to acquire Computershare Mortgage Services Inc. (10/2/23)Wells Fargo cut 525 jobs in South Carolina (9/28/23)Better Mortgage lays off additional employees (9/22/23)The Graystone Company has acquired Direct Mortgage (9/13/23)Flyhomes to purchase certain assets of Home Sale Assured (9/13/23)Divvy Homes to cut 95 jobs in San Francisco (9/11/23)Farmers-Merchants Bank to sell three branches to focus on core mortgage business (9/11/23)It goes on…..The mortgage industry is in a starkly deep recession.And RIP refinances, unless you are holding an even higher interest rate loan (like a construction/bridge loan or hard money, or perhaps you just fixed your credit.