I work currently at a large department store but am in the process of looking for other sources of income.

Dear BP Community, I hope this message finds you all doing well.

Dear @Ursula Schwarz a warm welcome.The quickest way, new realtor, to get your feet wet is to begin attending REIAs We have a network from Santa Clarita out to the Beach Cities.

I sort of imagine it like arriving there and then suddenly finding out a bunch a stuff I never thought of before like the road is snowed in 3 month out of the year - or that there is an annual fee to the forestry department for clearing roads or anything like that -just looking for some insight on some of the things that a normal city dweller may not think about before making a move to the mountains.

Dear all, I'm a newbie in real estate investment and am looking to purchase my first investment property.

Samson, simply call the fire department and ask them.

If the liability department declines my claim, then I guess I have to go ahead with hiring one of the attorneys.

This would have to be done with the city or county planning and zoning department.

Brandon you really need to look at two things to get you going.1.Most states have a " your state landlord tenant handbook" online in .pdf you can download for free from the Department of community affairs or other similar departments.2.Go sit in someday at your local eviction courts for the area you will be owning property in.

Consumer loans obviously have a boat load of additional regulations unrelated to SB978. 1) I have to make a disclosure filing with the CA Department of Corporations for every loan that involves a non-accredited TD investors, that if isn't done properly can have real consequences ... reason one to work with only accredited investors.2) There are limits on LTV, like 75% of as-is value for NOO SFR TD investments, that must be followed unless you have funds control and fancy appraisals.