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In late 2017, Governor declared a few counties in California "Disaster Areas" and CPC 396 comes into play forbidding rent increases exceeding 10% for the 30 days after the declaration. According to CPC 396, it can be ...
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I am looking to build a duplex or triplex. I will be living in one of the units. I plan to use a fha loan to build if I can. Would I be able to put the property in my business name since I'll be living in one of the u...
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I have an opportunity to invest in a private money deal for a fix and flip with a 15% return, however, I was told that CA usury laws only allow 10% returns for private lenders. Does anyone have an insight on this?
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Hello everyone I think I’ve come up with a way to kind of bring wholesaling out of the grey area of the law. This won’t work in all states, but it will work in California. Step one is you need to get licensed, then in...
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hello BPI have saved those hard earned dollars and my wife and i are ready to get our first rental property. In performing my research and attempting to get my team lined up i have started calling banks to inquire abo...
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Hi All,In the process of renting our property, we received many applications. One of them was an aggressive lady on section 8. She assured us she has excellent credit score. My dad who was helping with the process, se...
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My Husband and I rented a fully furnished house to a woman and her child in Henderson NV. She decided she no longer wanted to pay her rent. She was evicted after 3 months. She not only destroyed the inside of the hous...
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I have a question on what to do with a NPN 2nd Note. I would appreciate it if somebody can provide some insights. I currently hold a 2nd NPN subject to the 1st note(current) on an investment property in Upstate NY....
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I rented a room 7/1/2016-6/30/2017. In May this year found landlord had sued me for unpaid rent, late fees, damages etc. received a judgment of $7,300.00. I had no idea until received garnishment notice. I asked the c...
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I have a small about of money I'm thinking of loaning a couple realestae investors that I've had past dealing with. I have a couple questions for those of you that are hard money lenders or similar types.
How do you...