Manuel Sarabia
California Civil Code 2924m. Can I withdraw my "winning bid"
Hello everyone. It's been a while since I've purchased a property at the court steps so I wasn't aware of the new law that allows eligible buyers to submit bids after the auction. I won on three properties and I was n...
David G. Barton
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and Eviction for Nonpayment of Re
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What is the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)?
The Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) provides protec...
Marcos Urvina
General contractor vs architect or civil engineer to submit plans
I went to the dept of building & safety to ask about the permit process to build a 400 sq ft studio in my back yard so i can rent it out. They told me to get a civil engineer or architect to submit plans. I was un...
Mike Hsiao
Question about California Civil and San Diego Municipal Code violations
I am looking into an off market, 4 unit property in San Diego that was brought to me by a Realtor. The property is currently completely vacant, and looks like it has been that way for some time. Looking at tax recor...
Eric L.
Credit reports/scores to exclude tax liens and civil judgements
Market Watch StoryMany tax liens and civil judgments soon will be removed from people’s credit reports, the latest in a series of moves to omit negative information from these financial scorecards. The development cou...
Emily Chen
Tenant is threatening to take me to civil rights court
I had inherited the tenant from the previous owner, and now they are nothing but trouble. They are threatening to sue me over maintenance issues, which I have tried to address with my property manager. They are not co...
Shaun Weekes
Have you worked with a Civil Engineer in ATL, GA?
Hi BP,Can anyone recommend a Civil Engineer in the Atlanta area to me? Thanks in advance.
Sachin Amin
Civil Fines on on of my rental Property - Middletown, OH
Hello BP community - I own several SFH nationwide and recently I ran into a violation with one of our Property in Ohio (Middletown(near Dayton) - some kind of Historic town ?????) - the City had put 2 violations on te...
Christopher James
Can I charge a tenant for a civil standby fee?
I have a situation at a rental where the tenant locked me out. He changed the garage entry code and keeps the storm door locked (no key) which doesn't allow me to use my key at the front door. Those are the only two...
Jesse Littrell
Developing RV parks?
Does anyone have any experience developing or buying RV parks? I live in the Houston area and work in the petrochemical industry doing industrial construction. In my line of work most people own campers and travel fr...