Jason Crowe
Property Taxes - Why Low and How to keep low?
I pose the question if buying a property with cash will your taxes be lower most likely? I evaluate properties from appraiser site and it may just be my assumption but it seems as if properties bought with cash may t...
Joshua Romero
HOW TO APPROACH OTHER INVESTORS
Good afternoon, I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to approach other investors in my area? I am really wanting to get into real estate, but my main issue is experience. I am on BP everyday listening to po...
Michael Morrongiello
Going to imminent TRUSTEE SALE (CA)
Situation: Owner Occupied SFH - Home is in FORECLOSURE - NOD filed months ago, NTS -Notice of Trustee sale filed a few months ago as well.; The property is scheduled to go to sale in a few days (thus its within 5 days...
Kyle Conrad
Do-it-yourself closings for vacant land
Hi all - Wondering if anyone has any experience closing their own cash deal without an attorney. I've come across a couple of vacant land parcels that the owner is essentially willing to give away. In this case, the c...
Scott Passman
Covid-19 Shutdown Tipping Point
I think we've reached a tipping point where it's beginning to look like the economic shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is causing far more harm than the lives it (may) save. While shutting down some busin...
Alexandra Hughes Pailet
Tenant is Anti-Glyphosate (Round Up) - Realistic Request?
I recently contracted a landscaping company to do a complete overhaul at my rental. Today, the tenant contacts me unhappy that they were using Round-Up as it contains glyphosate. Trying to reassure her, I sent her lin...
Mathew Scott
100% Financing using a HELOC
Wondering what people's opinions are on 100% financing (80% mortgage, 20% HELOC)? Being 100% financed would basically eat away any possible cash flow for the properties I'm looking at because of the HELOC interest. Mi...
Denise Evans
Tenant Background Checks and Fair Housing Violations
HUD recently announced that relying on arrests (without convictions) for tenant screening violates the Fair Housing laws. Also, relying on convictions as an automatic disqualifier violates the Fair Housing laws. Scree...
Taylor McClung
Mossy brick and liability
Hello Fellow Landlords,I have beautiful old bricks at my property and now that it is finally rainy season in California, the moss has returned to the bricks. My problem is that the moss poses a slip hazard that I'm un...
Brian Wood
Unsecured Business Line of Credit and Your Credit Score
I have a small business and my bank offered me an unsecured line of credit of 60k at 5% with no annual fee. I already have a home equity line of 180k at 5.5% that I'm not using. My small business does pretty good an...