Hello all new to BP was looking for some advice. I bought a 1 bed room condo all cash for 200k now I am needing a 2 bedroom having a baby on the way and not sure if I should sell the condo or rent it out. I would like...

In Ca, escrow does not report commissions, that is not our role, it is the responsibility of the employing broker.

Hi there I am a new investor from Patterson, CA looking to invest within the next 30 days.

Less than a 2 hour drive from SF and the barrier to entry (a.k.a. price) is much more approachable for someone starting in the business compared to the Bay Area or along the coast of CA.

@Donn Yu  What is your plan for the high Teas real estate taxes AND the high CA income taxes?

I know the prices are high in California are high, but I wouldn't do a rehab more than 100 miles away unless someone I trust was there to oversee the project.

I hope that my participation (mostly lurking for now) on this forum will help me build that network in California and my knowledge base as I accumulate a nest egg through my day job.As far as tackling the high prices in my area, I have a great interest in starting with a single family home in Stockton (about 1.5 hours away), and moving onto multi-families once I get that first property under my belt.

With that being said, I currently hold a full time job in Van Nuys, CA which helps us to stay afloat and am hoping that I could contribute on my free time to an organization preferably in Santa Clarita Valley. 

Different times, different environment.After making the decision to go back into the game, and after months of reading and listening to BP podcasts, we finally pulled the trigger and put an offer on a house in Vallejo CA.

Lots of inheritance landlords here who never raise their rent and don't want to manage their properties, but will never sell because the homes are paid off, in a family trust, and they're paying minimal property taxes (CA prop 31 cap).The plan: - I offer to sign a 2-year lease, pre-paying one year of rent up front, the rest divvied out monthly over two years.