So I'm in the process of getting my real estate license here in California.  I studied and UCLA Extension for nine months, and passed the exam on the first try.  All that's left is to get my fingerprints back from the...

As Oregon prepares to implement a new law intended to spur the development of duplexes and small apartment buildings in cities like Salem, a disagreement has arisen over how much control local governments should have ...

I have a marketing campaign going out to absentee owner in certain area's of Sacramento. 
I got a response letter from a guy who owns 9 houses. 
He wants to sell all 9 as a combo pack. 
Frankly, I don't have the ca...

I've previously mentioned that several title insurance companies are trying to move to automated underwriting.  Based on my experience I don't know how you write a program that as stated in the article, identify(ies) ...

Just got denied lending from a supposed HM lender due to the source of the down payment coming from a personal loan. I understand the risks, regarding the method of using a loan to get a loan, but was told that Hard M...

I had a tenant move out after 5 years and the carpets are absolutely trashed. They were brand new when they moved in. I know the IRS assumes carpets are only good for 5 years so I am thinking I should not deduct this ...

This post has its genesis in my own blind stupidity. Im hoping it will go along ways in drawing attention to a major problem in the REI industry. If it doesn't jar your senses you are probably an investor ideally suit...

Hey guys,We have a unit that's single occupancy. Month to month. The tenant gave out his keys during the 2nd week before moving in. Pretends it was the cleaning lady. It's his gf.She seems to have moved herself in sin...

I've been a fix-and-hold guy for a few years now, exclusively, and haven't flipped anything (contracts or properties) for at least that long now.

In considering re-entering the w/s niche, I wonder, not rhetorically...

Hey everyone!I've been driving for dollars as of late, and I finally found a home that looks to be abandoned (overgrown landscape, mailbox completely full, broken windows, and the whole nine). After doing a bit of res...