However, I am a bit confused because the bill that the governor passed says different (see below)https://nj.gov/governor/news/news/562020/approved/20200901c.shtml

I guess you can call me a long-time lurker...I joined BP in Jan 2020.  I always knew that I wanted to invest in real estate, but I didn't know what capacity.  With me being in finance, I'm somewhat risk-averse and tha...

The good news associated with this annoyance, @Jeff Parkin, is that it will muddy the water and make it more difficult to tell real from fake, which will eventually make it more possible to find deals lying right under your nose . . . on the open market.   

@Thomas Moran that’s great news.

If there was a glimmer of goods news in the report, layoffs were concentrated at restaurants and other businesses that rely on large crowds of customers.

Gavin Newsom on Wednesday pushed for the rapid distribution of $2.6 billion in federal rent relief headed to California from the latest COVID-19 economic stimulus package.Newsom’s office said the funds will help both low-income Californians and small-scale landlords struggling financially from the pandemic.Read the full news release here: https://caanet.org/gov-newsom-urges-swift-distribution-of-federal-rent-reliefUnlike the stimulus money, if eligible, these funds will be paid directly to the landlord!

If there is no reporting onprogress or no news, it is nearly always bad news.1) Communicate, communicate, Communicate with Your Contractor.You need to know what is happening, when it’s happening, what the costs and projections are, what the deadlines are, how closely the schedule is being adhered to, etc.

Here you can find some good variantshttps://realting.com/news/a-reading-list-for-a-realtor-top-10-books-about-real-estate-

For me, for him.Anyway, the news gets worse for landlords.   

This is going to look bad when news reports come in so I hope they don’t reverse course.