Hello BiggerPockets! I'm a brand new real estate agent in California and have decided to give the world of real estate a shot. I came to this choice after trying out the typical W2/9a-5p job and coming to the conclusi...

Hello BP community!I attended a real estate networking event this evening in my hometown of San Diego, CA, and during a segment where we each stood up and introduced ourselves to the group, I mentioned that I was inte...

Hello All,Background    - I own 13 SFH all with conventional mortgages.     - Currently, our LTV across all properties is 40%.     - No experience with portfolio loans or commercial lending, educational awareness from...

Hi BP,Wondering if anyone has suggestions for rent control units? Rent control  Particularly in Oakland, California.  I have a unit at an excellent rate, and like to get my other units that are at low rents to at leas...

Coming up to renewal, the tenant is asking if he could re-paint the house at my expense because he doesn't like the color (only been 2 yrs since the tenant moved in). I told him no i can't pay for it. but he is insist...

Hi Folks,

Our friends at the IRS are auditing my 2009 return, mostly because of my real estate professional designation.
I have a full time job and the rentals take up all of the rest of my time and I easily spend mo...