Just got a call in Indiana from a lady whose kid has a pit as a "service" dog. Thoughts on this? Can I still discriminate against the breed as I normally do with pits, rotts and so on even if they have papers?

Hello BP, my wife and I recently bought our first rental (a Duplex in Sacramento) We inherited tenants on both sides. They have both been long term renters at this property, and after inspections they both seem to tak...

Mates,Curious what the collective thoughts are on this recent legislation and how it can impact us as investors in the multi-family space in that state?  I understand there are limited exceptions to implementation as ...

 Hey guys, could you please help me out? I have a house and I’m trying to pick between a few tenants. The house stinks because there was some animal poop or something and I don’t have time and money to replace the car...

There has been a lot of talk of people moving out of California. To this effect, the Los Angeles Times has an article that goes by the subject "High taxes be damned, the rich keep moving to California". Has anyone rea...

I've seen multiple debates surrounding Dodd Frank and am feeling very lost. Some passionately feel investors should back away, while others feel there are still creative solutions for desperate home owners. Looki...

I saw @james wise thread on the fires in general but here are some other thoughts now that this has grown , I think it's important and very interesting...a) What will happen with CA insurance? They already lost some m...

I apologize if this is in the wrong area, but I'm not sure where to post this. Another website said this might be a good place to do it. 
I have friend who is renting a house in Minnesota who is a wheelchair bound 10...

So I bought my dads property, it came with a tenant who has lived there since the day he bought it 30 years ago. He never raised rent, it’s at $400/month. The unit isn’t very nice, she’s a smoker and there’s nicotin...

On another post which we kind of derailed, we got into discussing creative financing techniques and clauses some of us use in notes secured by real estate. You can read more about it here:

Original "Motivatio...