Tim M.
Seattle City Council Short Term Rental Regulation Update
The Seattle City Council committee for affordable housing met on June 15th to hear public comment about the the proposed regulations for short term rentals/airbnb/vrbo etc. Here is a link to a summary of what happened...
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C.A.R forms but my realtor not a member
Hi guys if I signed a listing agreement on C.A.R form with a licensed Realtor but the agent is not a member. Is my listing agreement fake?
Amber Rose Kandarian
If you had this land what would you do with it?
I recently used my friends software deepblocks.com to do some quick developments on parcels of land that had expired on our mls in California. The first parcel was in Huntington Beach, CA I called the city and f...
Negar P.
Confusion in understanding the code in my city's ordinance
Hi all,
My new property is located at Mission Viejo, California. It is a single family home separated by its adjacent neighbors with masonry walls. I have been told that to convert an already existing window to a sli...
Jimmy C.
Establishment Republicans Move to Prevent Ron Paul from Chair of Monetary Policy
Tea Partiers should pay close attention. It wont be long before you will be able to tell who is paid for, and who is there to serve the people.
Perhaps the Republican Party will be divided much like the old Democrat...
Froilan Halili
paying sales tax on construction for rehab
I have a flip that i'm hiring for. My question is, my contractor is charging me for additional 10% sales tax for the whole project (labor and materials). Is that normal practice, to charge sales tax for both labor and...
Jesse Henderson
Portfolio Loan rates
I was wondering what rate folks are seeing for portfolio loans? Usually we get right at prime or prime plus .25 point. But with prime at 3.25 the best I'm seeing is 3.89. Anyone seeing banks lend at prime? One ban...
Michael Worley
The Recent BP Podcast with Jeff Greenberg on Multi Family
I just finished listening to the Jeff Greenberg Podcast on Multi Family and wanted to comment on that podcast.First and foremost I'd like to say that I thoroughly enjoy the BP podcasts. I also enjoyed Jeff Greenberg's...
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Other ways to pay a realtor
Ok so I am about to close on a property, once the lender finishes their loan committee, and my realtor is being paid of course via the seller at closing. However, is they a way to legally ask for a credit of those fu...
Jarrod Weaver
Bank Has Requested an LOI
I have been working on purchasing a property for 6+ months which has been stuck in foreclosure limbo for 2½ years. The owners are deceased and the heirs wanted no part of it. They actually signed affidavits with the b...