In my latest Dax's Data, I dove into the impact that recessions have had on the national, regional, state (CA), and local (Santa Cruz) markets. There have been fifteen recessions in the last 100 years. The data I am g...

Has anyone ever restored a fire damaged building? Seems like a total teardown but just curious about experiences others have had. Also, interested in finding out about special government grants for projects like ...

I have read that there are a number of obstacles when buying a SFH under an LLC (i.e. having to use a commercial lender, higher interest rates, shorter amortization and balloon payment after 5 years). As a result, man...

I am not a wholesaler, but I am curious, especially after my thread about a wholesaler that misrepresented himself to me.  Now, there is a lot of debate about the wholesaling topic over there, but something came to my...

First of all, thank you to BP over the years with learning and networking that has helped my business. The topic " how much is knowledge worth" is one I've had many people asking why i havent charged a fee for my know...

The bank holding my mortgage has informed me that they have made a business decision to not allow properties to be transferred to LLC's. I have gone back and forth wether or not an LLC is needed, but after doing some ...

An agent approached me about a client who is interested in my primary residence. There is a home a few doors down that just went on the market for 999K.  I hired an agent to represent me in the sale of my home and ask...

I have been watching the last 4 months in absolute awe. Unemployment is through the roof, businesses are going bankrupt, most people are staying home not spending money yet the stock market and Real Estate market are...

What are people's thoughts around tenant's Renter's Insurance in Chicago? We recently signed a lease with tenants (2 people - Person A & B) where they have 1 renter's insurance. Person A has the renter's insurance...

When having the seller sign the contract, I understand that you can put 10$ on it to secure the contract, but if seller asks you why you are putting in so little what do you them? Don't they want to know that you are ...