I am making a private loan to a corporation(contractor) secured by a 2nd deed of trust. It is a 6 month rehab project. What documents should I require from the borrower? Can I go after corporation's assets if the bor...
Sellers of my new home did material damage to hardwood floors prior to title transfer. They are refusing to pay for the $800 of damage to fix the issue. They damaged the floors shortly after the walk-through and didn'...
I am an investor from Los Angeles. I have properties in Indiana that are in Indiana LLCs.My lawyer was the one who advised me to make a California LLC which will be the single member of all my Indiana LLCs. I heard t...
We are ready to start on making our goal of 12 years ago come true, to build our custom home mortgage free. We are just 1 tiny step away! But we have came across our first road block.This is what is happening 12/3/15 ...
Finding an Investor Friendly Real Estate AgentAre you looking for the elusive creature they call the “Investor Friendly Agent”? Have you searched Zillow and Realtor.com only to find imitations? Is the realtor your b...
When doing a Contract for Deed, how do you protect yourself, as well as anyone you place in the home?How do you prevent the Do On Sale clause from being exercised?I see many people promote doing deals in a creative wa...
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE MOVING TO HAWAIIEvery year thousands of people move to Hawaii, buy a home and begin to live their dream. Starry-eyed people come here with high hopes of living in paradise, in a beautiful house o...
I've been trying to find a definitive answer on whether a landlord (in my case, owner of 4 separate rental units) can take the 20% pass through income tax deduction for tax year 2018 and beyond. I've been reading conf...
We will be landlords in about 10 days if all goes as planned.Question 1: Do you know if we can add an amendment to the rental agreement that is currently in place? The agreement doesn't stipulate a late fee for late r...
For a while now I've gone back and forth with a plan to put our 160 acre desert homestead into an LLC and sell off member interests with designated camping rights. The land will remain as is without any development p...