Bren family, (Irvine Co), CBRE, among others as well as the medical institutions are aggressively going after land for expansions.The newest media darling is Anaheim in the Golden Triangle I think they call it.Google it, you'll see who you're up against.The Irvine company has even strayed outside OC and bought near Valencia.We just don't have much land left,......my .02

I come from the large institutional type development world so one off single family deals is new to me.  

Thought this was a discovered body part!

So, I called the county and discovered that not only was the code violation a lien against the property, but that the full amount was actually over $42,000!

@Brandon Turner the beginner's guide PDF has some great content- I first discovered BP from reading one of your blog posts linked by Business Insider.

However, collections are always very difficult  I'd suggest trying to cone up with some type of settlement agreement and have that entered with the court .Depending on the state and the related laws, you could put a lien on any real property that they currently own.I am not sure about New York, but my jurisdiction has a debtor's exam and / or citation discover assets where the debtor has to come in and answer questions under oath regarding their assets and liabilities. most of the time, if you get to this point they likelky have no non-exempt assetsGetting a judgment is always the easiest part, enforcing the judgment is difficult.

Hi,    Anybody has any recommendation of any financial institution accounts that are non-interest bearing deposits,  to hold the tenants deposit amounts?

I've been a real estate investor since 1996 and read my first "how to" book after I retired (was fired) from the last job I ever had to have.With that said I just discovered BP and love it.

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Curious if  you've discovered anything along these lines.