Kenley Law
Buying my first property without contingencies in Milpitas
My wife and I just moved to San Jose and we are trying to buy our first primary residence in Milpitas, to start a family. We earn a bit more than $225K combined and we only have about $120K in cash. Therefore, we are ...
Erik Stewart
RE investors with humble origins?
Calling all underdog RE investors.If you got into real estate because you were an engineer, lawyer, doctor, or otherwise have large amounts of discretionary income, that's cool, but I want to hear from the unlikely he...
Ujwal Velagapudi
San Francisco's Rents Drop 35% - Long Term or Temporary?
Per the Bloomberg article, it seems rent for studios have dropped about 35%, 1 bedrooms 27%, and 2 bedrooms 22% as of November 2020.
I know it's been hotly debated whether cities will die out or not, but I want to l...
Justin S.
What would you do? Hold or Sell?
I believe I may already know the popular vote, but here is my situation: I purchased a brownstone in Brooklyn in 2014 as a shell and the house underwent a gut renovation. It is a 3 unit building that my wife and I occ...
David Woz
Tax Sticker shock/ How to value a Duplex
I have a Duplex in Fort Worth near the TCU area. It is on the edge of the residential area that is "good" and the more sketchy part of Fort Worth. The particular area has tons of Single Family, apartments and comme...
Katie DeLorme
Tenant broke lease, didnt pay rent, and now wants to sue
Im not sure what to do at this point. I have exhausted several thousand dollars in attorney fees and many hours tending to this situation. We have a tenant who moved in the 1st of May and in the third week of May the ...
Brenna Wood
Thinking of Buying in Temecula California
My husband and I are moving to San Diego, CA at the end of this year. We are renting out our home that we plan to rent forever, and thinking of buying in Temecula area. The prices are way better than the city, and alt...
Ryan Jones
Buy and Hold and the 1% rule?
I'm just curious about buying and holding properties while renting them out. In most everywhere in the US, you cannot rent a property for at least 1% of the value. In Denver, you can buy a $400k property and get no ...
Nazeam Joseph
Would you allow pets in a new built never occupied Duplex?
Would you allow pets in your newly built never occupied 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bath Duplex?
Devan Kaye
Should I invest in a rental property or buy my own home first?
Hi everyone! I am interested in acquiring my first rental property through Rent to Retirement turnkey company. I am still renting an apartment for myself. Would it be smarter to buy a house for myself to live in befor...