Matt R.
The changing face of Los Angeles - Gentrification areas
Ucla recently covered this topic. LA has 85 hoods and the population is predicted to grow 30% by 2030. The city is looking for solutions to help with the housing shortages including allowing granny flats in backyards....
Jeffrey Scholz
Is it always wrong to buy a newer house at retail?
Hello Bigger Pockets, First Post! Thanks for such a wonderful resource!Question: Is buying a house at retail really that undesirable?I’m speaking in the context of buying a house for long term rental income, not flipp...
Linda Weygant
Landlords in HOAs. A Rant That's All About You!
I invest in townhouses and condos that are in HOAs. I also sit on the boards of directors for these HOAs. I talk about this a little bit when I was a guest on the BiggerPockets Podcast (link below, if you're interes...
Luis Blanco
Licensee Working With Investors
How would a new licensee go to work for a brokerage and specialize in investment properties? I'm newly acquiring my license and have it in my mind that it would be great to work for investors. I plan to become a buy a...
Austin Richey
Taking Chances, Aspiring to own first multifamily
Hi Biggerpockets, I'm 21 years old (Total noob to biggerpockets and RE) working as a maintenance man at a Mobile Home Company in the Southern Suburbs of Illinois. I just recently got introduced to real estate by wa...
Rhonda T.
Lou Brown's House Monster or Street Smart program
Hello all, I'm looking for anyone's opinion of Lou Brown's House Monster or Street Smart real estate investment programs. They teach you how to become an "affordable housing provider" and teach how "you can be the ban...
Kenneth Davis
Does it help or hinder the landlord and tenant relationship by providing new tenants a copy of Landlord Tenant Laws for the state where the rentals are located
Despite my lease agreement and all the paperwork that qualifying tenants have to go through to get a month to month lease with me, I see an attorney at least once for almost every tenant who decides to test the bound...
Kevin Ramos
HOA voting to ban MTR
Hi everyone. First post here.I've been house hacking on and off for the past 3 years and was ready to make the move to turn my first property into an MTR. Bought half the furniture and then boom, find out my HOA wants...
David Kieta
The Doom Loop in Chicago
"A “doom loop” therefore looms for Chicago and many other cities: Commercial leases don’t get renewed, leading to slashed commercial property tax valuations, forcing a higher tax burden on homes, reducing the value of...
Account Closed
How are investors preparing for SALT cap of $10,000 now
The new tax law starting in 1/1/2018 states you’re now capped out at $10,000 for SALT. There is no distinction between investment and home ownership in the law. That means you can’t legally deduct anymore then $10,000...