Michael Perry
Vending machines outside my property
Hey Everybody,So I'm thinking about buying a quadplex that's on a street with eight almost identical quads on each side of the street total. The outside wall of unit #1 faces the street. The street is not in walking d...
Vivian Tu, AKA “Your Rich BFF,” is the internet’s expert on money and personal finance. She was doing schoolyard trades before she worked on Wall Street, and now, as the host of Networth and Chill, she talks about the...
The Federal Reserve finally announced the end of rate hikes. It’s a day real estate investors have been eagerly awaiting. With lower mortgage rates on the horizon in 2024, buyers could gain more control of the housing...
Has the Federal Reserve gone too far? Many Americans are critical of the Fed’s move to raise interest rates sharply, pause for years, and then slowly start implementing rate cuts. The arguably most prominent critic of...
Mattaniah Yip
Costa Hawkins Repeal
My husband and I own a non RSO duplex in LA. We were looking to buy another multi family this year. But with just learning that Costa Hawkins will likely be repealed in November, we are holding off to see what the ou...
Jeff S.
Fireplace or no fireplace
Bought a 1980 ranch style house with 2 fireplaces side by side one facing the LR and one the kitchen. The wall divides the kitchen/family room from a formal living/dining room.
The more modern look is to be open wit...
Nick Clark
Pros & cons of buying a house facing main road
Hello,We came across a property for sale that has green space in front of the home but facing a main road in front (11800 South near Herriman High School) as in the attached picture below. Is it ok to buy the property...
Chen Zhou
Recent transactions for SFHs with ADUs in the Bay Area
For a lot of you, whether to build an ADU or not depends on the resale value/appraised value after the ADU construction. The same applies to me - I personally built an attached 630 sqft ADU in San Jose back in 2019 (m...
Lazaro Dinh
What Real Estate Phase are we in right now?
Is it safe to say we are in sale Phase 2? It seems good deals are harder to find and most of my Investor friends are off loading their portfolios. What do you think?
Jeff G.
Actual real estate vs REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust)
RE investors usually put down what 10-25% and finance the rest when purchasing real estate.Why not do the same in a REIT (or two)? There are some paying dividends of 10%+ right now.Do you make a higher % than that on ...