Common structures in California, dependent on leverage, started at 12% interest and 2-3% origination, sometimes higher.

Over the years we have gone from me just treating them like just a service I hired to us working together toward a common goal and reaching a place of trust.

So, I met with investors who had unfortunately lost their complete portfolio and the one thing they all had in common is that they didn’t have a clear exit strategy.

So, I met with investors who had unfortunately lost their complete portfolio and the one thing they all had in common is that they didn’t have a clear exit strategy.

Although perhaps not as prevalent as before, multiple-offer, above-asking situations are still common around here (on anything priced reasonably).

In this post, we’ve attempted to answer some increasingly common questions.So far, the biggest challenges being faced are due to the Social Distancing policy we've reasonably been asked to adhere to by state and local authorities.

I think that even well-capitalized landlords should not have to bleed to maintain that situation.Aside from this, and generally speaking, I think that a hands-off government that allows free competition and does not grant bailouts in any sense, just keeps the infrastructure and common defense, is better than one that intervenes.

What you are doing is a common mistake for many, many first-time real estate investors--you go around and around, collecting information, doing more research, learning about the market, studying any and every piece of information you can find, but you NEVER PULL THE TRIGGER.

Like I said, the common sense approach here is give tenants rent forbearance (they still have to pay it later) and only if the tenant has hardship.

I am in the lending industry and unfortunately this is very common in the last couple weeks.