There is a bill proposed by Chris Ward district 78 called the California Housing Speculation Act that proposes charging a 25% additional tax (an income surtax) on the profit (above the regular tax collected on the pro...

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I'm going to be taking a trip to Las Vegas to prospect investment properties. I'm looking to purchase a single family property and follow a Buy and Hold strategy. What are some things I should do eit...

New figures are out. Many have been warning of further drops in values and PATIENCE will be a virtue in acquistions if you wait. Well, we now have the worst month recorded in the last 5 years... This can't be good for...

Good morning, BPers.  Hope your weekend is going better than mine.  As you can see by the subject line, tenants at one of my rental properties have decided to increase their income by renting out rooms at the house th...

Who has had their rental significantly damaged by a hurricane/tornado/flooding?  What's the basic steps if the house isn't habitable?  I'm guessing we end the lease, contact insurance, do repairs - then relist it for ...

This seems to be a widely held mantra here.  If you buy in a high appreciation market, you're not investing, you are speculating.  That's not something I have ever heard here in Hawaii.  Probably because it's not true...

My question is simple. Who is investing in rural America, why are you doing it and what is your experience? Is it your longterm goal or is it a temporary goal to achieve cash flow?Lets define rural America as towns of...

Do people still buy property in California for any reason other than the weather? Seems like everything else about California sucks. High taxes. Soft on crime. People just stealing whatever and whenever they want. Hom...