Does anyone know where I can look and easily find building guidelines for different areas in the city of Los Angeles and/or LA county?  I'm looking for a resource that will easily tell me how large I can build on a ce...

I was listening to the newest BP Podcast (218) and the guest, Erik Stark was talking about an interesting strategy of seeing hidden value in properties that you could potentially re-zone.  He discussed re-zoning singl...

Hi, I am getting my first unit ready for rent. I have to obtain an occupancy permit by having the city come over and inspect the property. I'm not sure what to expect. Is there any way I can find an inspection checkli...

Hi All,I am looking for some advice on transferring a Single Family Home into a Duplex, mainly what I should be looking for, what to prepare for, and costs associated. I am still in the hunt for my first real estate d...

Hey guys,
Somebody told me about the fact that the PA city provides grants for landlords/homeowners for improvements of a property.
When I called the city they said that it has to test positive for lead. And if it d...

This post is meant to show some of my fellow Kelowna investors what kind of deals we are finding in todays market. We recently closed on a home in the lower mission. We did not get it below market, which goes against ...

Is anyone familiar with a city near Dallas that allows ADU's to be built/ rented out? From my understanding, Dallas is very strict on this though many older neighborhoods have existing ADU's that I assume were in plac...

Hey all!So when you are deciding what to set aside for CapEx when doing a property analysis do you adjust it based on how new certain items in the home are? A property I am looking at has a 2 year old furnace, 8 year ...

hello friends, I have only posted on BP a few times, i do alot more reading than i do posting. My topic is in regards to my first investment property i purchased march 2011 is a two unit, up and down, I have gone in a...

Hi everyone, I am a new investor in the area. I currently own a 2 family that I closed on last year as a house hack. I am looking to do my next house hack. I want to expand my search and potentially look into single f...