David Weintraub
Borrowing Through a Land Trust
I have a borrower who asked me if he could "borrow in the name of a 'land trust'..." He briefly explained some of the nuances, and when I asked him why he did this he said, "It protects us a little better than a LLC.....
Account Closed
It's Coming - Will It Help or Hurt Your Market? - Housing Crash
The Bubble is Building or Has Already Built United States S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index Notes The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index measures changes in residential house pric...
Rachel Degennaro
Buying a triplex with tenants no split utilities
Hi, I am in the process of buying a triplex, the 2nd and 3rd floor apartments are both 2 bed 1 bath and are currently rented at 650 including all utilities with no leases. I will be living on the first floor. Market r...
Jonathan David
A word to would-be flippers
If you don't have a mentor, and don't know what you are doing, this is not an easy proposition. I am closing next week on my fifth flip, and after four months of sweat equity, and about 500 hrs of work between my par...
Joshua Woods
Zoning Issue with 1/1 Duplex
I'm in the process of purchasing a property that I just found out was turned into a duplex when it's zoned for SFR. (So it's a nonconforming structure) It's in Yuma, AZ. It's a BRRRR, so I need to cash out refi after ...
Jonathan Taylor
CA prop 10 opinions
Hi BP folks,
I live in Los Angeles and have been putting offers in for fourplexes but prop 10 has me wondering if I SHOULD by as big as I planned. For those who don’t know, prop 10 would limit landlords ability to ra...
Steve K.
Disrupting the Rental Industry
The rental industry remains one of the least disrupted multi-billion $$$ industries in the US... Other than software to make marketing, property management, researching properties, finding owner contact info and accou...