Fred Engh
Should I ask for a buyer rebate? Or, am I being too cheap?
I called the listing agent on a foreclosure listed at $35k. I told her I'd make an offer (not at $35k). Mine was significantly lower.She told me she'd e-mail me the documents to e-sign. She had everything filled out (...
Sylvia B.
Do these goofy letters actually work?
In 2011 we bought a piece of land between our house and the paved road so that we could put in a driveway and avoid using the (terrible) county road. It came with a house, so we started our landlord adventure. That pa...
Steven C.
Real Estate vs. Stocks
I'm new here and analyzing the economics of buy and hold real estate here in the bay area. In most of my calculations, the best return I can achieve is about 6-9% annualized return for a 10-30 year period which is qu...
Haley M.
Financing options through a Trust
Hi everyone! I have a question regarding financing options, my apologies if this has been answered somewhere, but I haven't been able to find an answer for it. On the advice of my attorney, I am considering purchasing...
Mariah Myers
Expectations for Destin STR reservations pick-up
Good morning, everyone. :-)
I invested in my first short term rental in Destin last august. While I know that I closed on the purchase just before the down season, I am wondering when bookings start to pick up for ...
Brett Vandervort
Is now a good time?
Real estate investing has been my dream for years, and I'm eager to start! I thought it would be an good idea to get my feet wet by buying a house and renting out the extra rooms to roommates. But is now the right tim...
Roman Pak
Getting ready to do my first solo deal
Over the last several months I've spent a significant amount of time reading books, BP forums and almost anything I could get my hands on, to prep myself for my Real Estate journey.
I've finally lined up a ha...
Dale Osborn
Finding a Partner to Multiply Your Investing Ability
Many people involuntarily find themselves involved with real estate investing. They stumble around making all kinds of mistakes as they are looking for guidance or training to help them along their path to wealth. Som...
Thomas S.
Landlords and Tenants Lawyers
To begin I will say that if you operate in a State that requires that Landlords always be represented by a Lawyer none of my experiences or practices may apply. In our jurisdiction Landlords are not required to have l...
Eric G.
That's Just Criminal
Anyone see this?Oakland bans criminal background checks on potential tenantshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-21/oakland-bans-criminal-background-checks-on-potential-tenants1. Is this fair to the law-ab...