On January 11, 2018, the California legislature will be voting to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act.If Costa-Hawkins is repealed, all California cities will be authorized to permanently control the rent of y...

Hello BP Community!I have been researching smart thermostats and smart locks for homes with the intention of placing them in my long-term SF rentals. If successful this would eliminate the need changing locks between ...

Do You Advertise Your Tenant Screening Requirements?

What actions would you take?
Greetings everyone, I am a newcomer to the Bigger Pockets forums, although I have been following various BP YouTube videos for a while now, gradually gaining insights into real estate inv...

Ok. I'd like someone to answer this question in the most step by step manner as if you were talking to complete newbie on the concept of driving for dollars as well as tracking down information on real estate.In the s...

Hi All!I'm new to Realestate Investing and thinking of opening a Self Directed IRA to Purchase my first set of properties.Has anyone one here worked with Midland IRA (https://www.midlandira.com) and if so what was you...

Funny...

http://www.minyanville.com/articles/greenspan-equity-risk-mortgages-credit-mgm/index/a/18365/from/yahoo

Aging Greenspan Losing Ability to Obfuscate Financial Issues

Alan Greenspan, writing in today's Finan...

First of all I was not planning to focus on probate/inheritance at this point, but I've been getting calls from seller.  I have a seller that says her mother died 11 years ago, the property is in the seller's name, sh...

I own a property with a weird problem. There is no odor present in the house if the windows are closed. However, if the windows in the master bathroom are opened and there is a slight breeze, there will sometimes be...

The rate cut was no surprise. However, instead of cutting to a specific rate they have established a range of 0% to 0.25% for the Fed Funds rate. The Fed is running out of ammunition.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/F...