Looking for a HELOC loan for my duplex homestead. I live in one unit and rent out the other. A lot lenders don't allow 2+ MF/revenue generating units to be considered for HELOC.  I know some lenders do allow this but ...

This has been discussed in fragments other places here, but I thought as the buying season gets going (and I see a slew of <$200K condos hit the market) it would be wise to have a contained chat on what peoples opi...

I was told yesterday by my trusty title company that they will no longer close on properties that do not have title insurance. I bought a property two weeks ago and bought a policy. This week I sold the property and...

Building a Bigger Portfolio          The best way to build a decent sized portfolio in the world of realty is both by investing in tax liens and buying up properties through tax sales.It is important to research each ...

An ugly headline, an even uglier reality.  Rental Debt is estimated at $25 Billion (Source: Stout, a global investment bank/advisor). Housing subsidies included in Covid Relief Legislation will not come near resolving...

The City of Austin has entered into a pilot contract with Seattle-based company, Host Compliance, to provide data on short-term rentals in the city. A Code Department memo issued July 19 this year reports more than 10...

Hello, My name is Max and I am graduating college within the next year. When I graduate, I will be moving to Manhattan, NYC where I am hopefully working. I am looking to get started in my real estate journey through h...

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...

It just sunk in for me. Can someone with closer ties to taxes verify this? I saw this Forbes article which states: "Trump has proposed cutting the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15%. Significantly, this proposal would...

Hi all,I have recently acquired a duplex to do house hack with.  I was planning to have a long term tenant but received some comments to do Airbnb as well.  It is a 2BED/1BATH unit.  For anyone who has done something ...