Like a lot of cities in California, San Mateo has a housing shortage, which can be seen through the high costs of housing and the increasing homeless population. Cities are required to select sites for new housing dev...

The HOA Transfer Fee is assessed HOA home owners upon the sale of their home. The fee ranges from under $50 to over $1,000 with no requirement to justify the fee based on work performed. It's pay it or you can't sel...

Hello, BP! Does anyone have an idea how much they would estimate a full gut and renovation of an older 4 Bed 2 Bath home would be? Located in central NJ. Just under 2000 SF. Lower middle class area with similar homes ...

Regardless of elections, year-end tax planning moves forward…with or without Congress.The fate of many of the tax incentives taxpayers have grown accustomed to over recent years will likely remain up in the air until ...

Hello Storage Facility Owners and Operators,
I'm reviewing the financials for some properties and seeking your collective wisdom on the operational benchmarks for running these facilities efficiently.We understand th...

Hi BP Family - My husband and I are looking into purchasing another single family home.  We've always purchased turn-key properties and are now thinking of buying a true fixer-upper at a lower cost and renovating (i.e...

Democrats including Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Tom Suozzi are putting pressure on the current administration to repeal the controversial SALT (State and Local Tax) cap passed in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. T...

What do you guys do going into a conventional loan? Do you obtain a mortgage and supplement it with en escrow account or do you pay property taxes and insurance yourself? Usually banks want to give you a bit better de...

On average, how much does it cost to hire an architect for a luxury single-family home project? How do they charge? All upfront, 50%-50%, and also, do they work with you on the entire construction cycle, or simply pla...

I want to purchase an investment property on Long Island but I'm not sure of how much the closing costs are. Can someone tell me how to calculate them?