Chris Sullens
Are all costs prior to placing a tenant considered purchase cost?
So an experienced CPA recently told me that essentially all costs incurred prior to placing a tenant are considered to be acquisition costs and get written off only as depreciation. Is this true? I'm sure he knows wha...
George Gammon
Inflation vs. Deflation...Arguments For/Against and Hedging.
In a different post I out lined an argument and counter argument for each scenario... Deflation, Stagflation, Inflation and Hyperinflation. It was aimed at a BP member wanting to hedge their portfolio. Hopefully it ...
Steven Caldwell
Real Estate Downtrend
With the state of the economy right now does anyone worry about the property they own decreasing in value by a huge amount(2008 crash). Being new to this and whatnot im curious to see peoples opinions
Alessandra Verbena
What factors contribute to real estate dips or crashes?
It seems like the conversation always starts with... Will the real estate market crash in 2020? Or, will it crash in the Bay Area? Or will housing prices dip in California? I would like to pose the question from a dif...
Susan O.
Los Angeles Tenants "Union" - Universal Rent Control
I was recently in Los Angeles and I saw all sort of posters in Korea town - which has a lot of hard working people who have brought it up from the 90s -- LA riots, slums, etc. There are posters that say "Housing is a ...
David West
To (Air B N) B or not to (Air B N) B? That is the question.
Does anyone have experience with short term rentals on sites like Air B N B? I want to know the good, the bad, and the ugly! I'm in the San Diego market so there is a high demand for short term rentals and it seems li...
Bob Renthammer
Suppose we have stagflation....
Apologies if there's already a thread on this....Suppose growth slows and inflation pipes up in the coming years, giving us stagflation again. What will the effects be on real estate investors? How well did the older ...
Robert Adams
CALL TO ACTION Real Estate Agents STOP SB 321
***RED ALERT FOR NEVADA HOME BUYERS AND REALTORs***:
Thousands of short sales in escrow will be cancelled. Having trouble buying a home? Constantly getting beaten by cash buyers and hedge funds that are buying the ho...
Matt Smith
Regulations for Napa
I am planning to buy a vacation rentals in Napa. I know it is very hard to get a permit to do Airbnb.However, what are the regulations for longer period lie 30+ days?Are those properties also listed on Airbnb? Or woul...
Danae Pitcher
2025 - Where We Are Going & Where We Have Been
Happy New Year to each and every one of you! May 2025 find your homes filled with happy guests, very little vacancies, and high nightly rates. :-) Reflecting on 2024, what is everything thinking will change in the ...