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The San Francisco Bay Area housing shortage has prompted a lot of homeowners and investors to add Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to their properties. A Stanford study revealed that over 75% of the ADUs built in San J...
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Hi everyone,
Is there any downside to reducing the rent for a tenant by 1/4 just to have them keep an eye out for anything that needs doing or watching over the property? It is sort of a long-distance property and we...
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I own a historical 1920s home that qualifies for the Mills Act, which reduces my property tax by about 40%. There are over hundreds of homes like this in my area. Because this is an older home, there is some wacky zon...
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Is buying a piece of land in north Forsyth county a good long term investment?Since its growing at a decent pace, the option of just buying and forgetting it seems very attractive. What am i missing
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I put in an offer on a property for 450k and the comps say at least 600 and up for similar properties . But , the agent wants all cash offers only for a short sale !? Why would an all cash offer matter for short sales...
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I have a deal where the best way for me to buy the house would be to convince the homeowner to do a short-sale and then give him a "consulting fee" afterwards.
How would I do this exactly? Would I write up a Bill of ...
Wanted to share my short sale experience. I am a buyer that just closed on a place in Brooklyn, NY. We made an offer on an apartment coop we liked. It wasn’t until our lawyer’s review of the contract rider that ...
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I'm in the process of finalizing talks with an investor to commence a real estate development project and would greatly appreciate assistance in clarifying a few things given certain scenarios:
Investor injects 100% ...
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Hi Everyone, I'm looking for a BPO vendor. Does anyone have any recommendations? Looking for a vendor that can help with the following:
- Include all or some of repair estimates
- Exterior drive by BPO
- Occasional...
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Hello Maryland Landlords,I currently own in a rental in Takoma Park, Md. When I started rented I didn't know anything about the rental laws or land lording. I ended underpricing the property. TP has rent control laws,...