Ron Brady
Black couple’s home appraises for $500K more when white pal poses as owner
https://nypost.com/2023/03/08/...
Black family sued appraiser in Marin, CA matter. From the article, "The case has now been settled out of court, with appraiser agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum of money to the coup...
Robert DeForge
Have $40,000. Where would you put it for the best return??
So, my wife and I have been have been saving for a while, which isn't really easy. (Two kids, tuition, CA prices..) But we do live a pretty thrifty lifestyle. 2001 ford truck for me and 2010 Pilot for the Mrs. All pa...
Henry Clark
Self Storage Day to day Constructing a new facility
Day in the life- Constructing a New Facility location
23 June 2020, 08:39 We are starting our 8th and final storage location. I will try to give an update as we go through construction. Although this will be instruct...
James Kerson
Tell Me Why My Discount Brokerage Idea Is Bad: Calling All Agents
I’d like to start a new kind of real estate brokerage. It would dually represent buyers and sellers and charge a total commission of no more than 0.6%. Instead of depending on buyer agents to drive prospects from hous...
William Coet
Do Banks Require Tax Returns to Lend on Multifamily?
Hello,Are existing leases enough for a bank to lend on multifamily, or do they require tax returns? Does it depend on the bank?Thank you
Sheena Varghese
Questions on Owner Financing
Anyone with owner financing experience that could provide some guidance?
I have a deal that is a commercial duplex. The owner is willing to finance it with 20% down, $60K less than asking at 10% interest for 10 year...
DJ Espiritu
House hacking a duplex!
Hello all, so today I officially closed on a duplex that I am going to househack. I won’t be able to move in until the month is over, since there are existing tenants. The other side is managed by a property managemen...
Edit B.
California Rent Control
Why is no-none talking about this? It will cap increases to 5% plus inflation and you can no longer evict at no fault after the lease is up. This is a big deal
Dan Mahoney
How to buy a tax deed at the Fulton County Tax Sale, Atlanta, GA
I thought I would share my experience of how to buy tax deeds on the steps of the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia. This is a long post because it is actually a complicated process. Please note that thes...
Matt S.
Rental Property Management Groups in Oakland?
Hi Everyone, I'm in the process of closing on a 4-plex in Oakland, CA and will be inheriting a couple of long term tenants. Only one of the tenants is on a current lease and two of the tenants are long term inhabi...