Fran Flanagan
Dealing with Punitive Local Ordinances
The local borough where I own my rental property has come up with a real doozy of a new ordinance to go into effect this January. I'm fairly sure that they wanted a new law to deal with a few problem properties, prob...
DG A.
Has anyone on here done a rent increase petition for fair return?
Hey Oakland Investors, As you know, or are finding out now, the Oakland City Council is going to vote to eliminate the rent control exemption for duplexes and Triplexes on Tuesday February 5th 2019. I've got a unit in...
Andrew R.
Puerta Vallarta - Vacation Rental purchase
Hello! I am starting my research into an investment / Vacation Rental in Puerta Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. I own 9 rental homes in the US. Have some experience but ready to try something new. I have been to PV a few ...
Clayton Newman
How do you think about new deals when your combined ARV > your capital base?
I am new to BRRRR. One consistent thing that keeps coming up in my research is how to handle scaling.I'll try and dumb it down so it's easiest for me to explain: consider hypothetically starting with $1m and BRRRRing ...
Joseph Miguel
Oakland, CA - rent control - base year - fair return?!
What is oaklands 'base year' for determining a 'fair return' under rent control? Can i use state mandated covid lockdowns as exemptions? Per https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/61839/MNOI...Fair return d...
James Hamling
What Is Ownership????
There is an easy knee-jerk reaction to simply believe ownership in real estate is just like ownership of one's X-box; it's yours, you paid for it and nobody has any say, use or control of it but you yourself alone, fo...
Sharad M.
Inspection response
Hello all,
So after the inspection on a 4-plex, we sent the following response to the seller:
1) Repair/replace main plumbing waste line that is backing up and leaking in the basement.
2) Replace water heater that i...
Benjamin Forest
What the final answer on 20% pass through income tax deduction?
I've been trying to find a definitive answer on whether a landlord (in my case, owner of 4 separate rental units) can take the 20% pass through income tax deduction for tax year 2018 and beyond. I've been reading conf...
David Rocca
foreclosure statute of limitations in Florida.
I'm looking for information about the rules and laws around the foreclosure statute of limitations in Florida. Are there such a thing? From my understanding if you are in foreclosure for over 5 years and still in the ...
Alan DeRossett
fruit tree Tax exemption
In California more then 5 fruit trees is considered a Orchard for tax purposes, I can get the Orchard Tax exemption for first 4 years after planting. has any one tried this with multifamily properties? I know of singl...