As many of you know, Assembly Bill 968 will take effect on July 1, 2024, mandating flippers of residential properties to disclose recent repairs and renovations if they sell within 18 months of acquisition. While the ...

I know I want to start small/slow with one project (either a rehab/flip or a buy/hold long-term rental) and invest only in areas that I know or live (Los Angeles, Orange County, CA) at least in the beginning.

How many tenants are pauing 20%+ rates on car loans and being taken advantage of and being sold cars that are "lemons"? 

google All inclusive Deed of Trust state of CA.. that will give you a really good description and if you can find the actual deed of trust to read its a great wrap document .. in practice   you have a current 100K loan at 8%  you sell by owner and take a 125k note at 9%  the 125k wraps the 100k.. you continue to pay on the 100k the while the new owner is paying on the 125k  payment lets say on the 100k are 1k a month the new payment is 1.2k a month you make the 200.00 delta..

In CA, the tax increase is capped at a maximum of 2% so it will definitely be less than 5%.  

If you had to pick one state with the highest change of exploding insurance premiums over what they are now, other than maybe CA, it's Florida.

@Rochelle Gerber - are your Flip deals in CA?

Nick moved here from California and has built a successful Real Estate business. 

In California, there are so many disclosures that a Seller has to provide.

My fiance and I would love to purchase our first home sometime in the next two years, but the market in California is daunting.