I heard someone say land lording in California wasn't as good as other states and that it's more tenant friendly than landlord friendly. What are some cons about being a landlord here in CA?
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*BP deleted my post earlier today b/c they felt I was promoting something...so I removed all references to our company just to be safe. Here's the edited post.Let me start off by saying that I know there are some rea...
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Hi all,We are planning to move to south county soon and after we plan to rent out our condo in Irvine for a shorter term lease before we go to sell. I think we would likely just do some minor renovation (maybe paint ...
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I know some landlords pay utilities like water, electricity... and charge it back to their tenants. Is it possible to do the same with the HOA and charge it back to the tenant? I have a single family that the HOA cove...
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Hello everyone. Im a fairly new player in the RE market.
My partner/friend and I have been living in our first property (a condo) for two years now and are now about to buy our second.
Up to this point, the fir...
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It's common sense not to put all your eggs in the same basket, but how do you apply that saying to real estate investment?
I.e. if you have to buy 5 properties which you intend to rent out:
- how many of them would ...
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The predominant message on BP is to buy under market, improve and refinance (or sell for profit). This assumes the only (or best) way to make money in rental properties is to buy run-down properties. This ignores two ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages to buying residential property in personal name and transferring to LLC?
I think (not positive) Brandon Turner mention in one of the podcasts that this is what he does and I...
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Put my offer in first ever duplex. MLS listing only had 3 days to put an offer and no showing date. Could this be potentially mean the seller wants it sold fast? Could this be more competitive or less competitive beca...
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I’m interested in buying a couple of different properties that will only require small mortgages like for example one house is approximately 45k and one is 35k. Will conventional loans work for these or will I have t...