The people have spoken. The taxpayers in the People's Republic of California have had enough.

Calif. voters reject budget measures, leaving Schwarzenegger, lawmakers with bigger deficit.
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It seems to be an interesting proposition as you can leverage your net worth to gain equity into a deal, but of course there is downside risk if the deal goes belly up, requires additional capital, or if the loan turn...

Hi Team,I have been renovating a 4 unit building in South Shore/The Bush. I was able to purchase the property through a commercial loan, as residential financing is not supported by through commercial zoning. This req...

Seems like prop 19 has passed in California. What's the best strategy with this new law, that will reassess rental property taxes to fair market value, if passed to your heirs. Since the law does not take into effect...

Hi all,I received a letter today from a firm (Texas Tax Protest) that claims they will negotiate your property taxes down on the owner's behalf. Has anyone dealt with this type of firm before?The cost is $295 and if t...

I got a call from a mailing I did and the subject house is located in a pretty nice area. It's already rented but the lease is up soon. It needs paint and carpet and the rents could be raised maybe 100-150 from the cu...

I will be attending another tax sale/auction next month and started checking out the properties listed for sale in my county. There are 9 properties scheduled. Of course, several will pay before then. Taxes on these ...

My son contacted me regarding the standard rental application he received which asked for the usual information but also requested his bank account number, institution, and balance, credit card account number, balance...

Under current Costa Hawkins (CH) law if a tenant is not using a rent controlled property as his/her principal place of residence, the landlord can raise the rent to market rate. Doing so usually results in a tenant fi...

On occasion I have seen rental properties with signs posted on them like this:
'Warning, this site is known to have chemicals known to cause cancer'
The sign may or may not list specifics, such as asbestos, lead, ect....