Joffrey Long
Trust Deed Investments: California SB 978 Suitability Reqs
I saw earlier posts about the new law, SB 978, investor suitability requirements for trust deed investments.
California now requires that when selling or brokering all of, or an interest in trust deed investments, ha...
Kelley Roberts
To Master Lease Option or not to Master Lease Option
I'm looking at a deal where the seller is anxious to sell a 38 unit apartment complex. They bought it for cash in 2005 for $1,675,000. Here are the current numbers.Asking Price $1,411,000. The normal Cap Rate for the ...
Jay Hinrichs
Govmit shutdown affecting your section 8 payments ???
Never know what to believe. News this morning was talking about section 8 payments no being made and section 8 appealing to landlords not to evict .. I don't think many would evict over one missed payment given the si...
Walter Pape
Dodd-Frank / SAFE Act regarding MH investing
Hello BP!!
During some research I have came across Dodd-Frank and SAFE act regulations with seller financing. As a new investor should I meet with a RMLO and/or Real Estate Attorney:
Before I start maki...
Nana Sefa
Owner’s title insurance - to get or not?
Which of you get owner’s title insurance? And who doesn’t get owner’s title? Why do you get or not get? Thank you.
Jake Thomas
$25K property to a $400K Lake House using 1031 exchanges
About 2 years ago I drove by this horribly ugly blue house that I could barely see from the road. I had been reading BP posts about driving for dollars and finding the seller to buy it. After an hour of google searchi...
Kristian Clemens
New Member from San Francisco, CA
Hello BP community! My name is Kristian, and I'm a newbie (OK, longtime lurker) in my late 20s from San Francisco. It was always my dad's dream to build a portfolio of rental properties that would enable him to quit h...
Account Closed
Real Estate Investing in Mexico - Best way to get loans/financing?
Hi guys, I am a Canadian citizen with permanent residence in Mexico. I've been investing in real estate in the state of Yucatan (the safest state in Mexico) for the last 1.5 years and have learned alot.. so far I've i...
Jalen Chanthaboury
Dropped Out of College
Greetings BP,So I’m 19 years old, from the Chicagoland area and I’ve decided to drop out of community college couple of weeks ago. I realized that a traditional education wasn’t for me and it would hold me back from a...
Maggie Cohle
Security Deposit Return - Reasonable?
Hi, I'm a new landlord renting out my townhouse and I've just provided my first tenants with their accounting of the security deposit. The tenants are upset because of the amount I've withheld. Here are the basic fa...