Is it allowable for an unlicensed “property finder” (unconnected to any brokerage) to charge tenants large commissions to find them luxury homes to rent? 
Here’s the detail:
Last year, we were tenants looking for a...

Tenant removed my shed and replaced it with a larger one. Tenant gave me 30 days notice to vacate. After 45 days, tenant moved out and left the shed, I learned that because of its size, it required a permit to be th...

Took a chance on a young lady with 4 kids, as many landlords know, kids can be very detrimental to a property. A large percentage of landlords discriminate against children in the application process... I decided not ...

Hey Guys,I'm looking to get started in leasing so I'm building a team to get facilitate the process.I'm virtually unkown so I don't want to go in the market unkown which would be difficult so I'd like additional resou...

Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)

The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...

So myself and a friend are looking at buying homes from the trustee sales here in OC and LA county. We have met quite a few people who would be glad to use our money and split the deals 50/50. We don't want to do th...

Hello BP,
I am having difficulties renting out my property in the winter. I have had two applications. It is a couple, one has a good credit, almost hits the income required, good credit score. Her Boyfriend isn't th...

All:So ten years in and now I'm officially a landlord as I just got served with my first lawsuit. It's in magistrate's court and the tenant is asking for her last 6 months in back rent (~5k) as she says she has not be...

I am fairly new to BP but just wanted to share that my offer on investment property number 2 was just accepted today!  I haven't closed yet and I know I'm counting my chickens too soon, but I'm excited to have jumped ...