Hi all, I am just about ready to post my first vacation rental, located on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, and I'm frustrated that the California Shelter-In-Place (SIP) order has no end date.  I'm unsure if I should:
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Hello everyone! This is my first post on BiggerPockets and hope I can get a burning question answered. This developed from a difference in opinion I had with a friend about purchasing a home in a very hot market.  At ...

Property insurance roes have got a lot of press as providers pull out of various markets and prices increase.  Florida is likely the most impacted, but California has also been heavily impacted.I have not seen anythin...

Hi All-I'm about to conduct my first rent increase and I'm looking for suggestions on how to create a letter that is polite, yet accomplishes the task.  The tenants are good people but I want to stay reasonably close ...

As the topic states, will cash flowing properties disappear when interest rates increases?

Once rates go higher than 5%+ the debt service on the loan is going to increase. Not to mention the market will likely be le...

Two months ago, I completed a REFI to lower my rate and increase cashflow. Within two weeks of closing, my lender sold the note to a large lender based in Florida which I’d never heard of. I was shocked to read ABYSM...

Hey BP, I'm wondering if anyone has any tips or suggestions on an east way to find the listing agent who's listing the property that way I could cut my closing costs in half.  So say I get MLS emails from multiple age...

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It has been awhile since I have last posted. I have been taking my real estate classes and slated to take the state exam in January. The driver for me taking the courses is to educate myself about the busi...

Potential new tenant offered to paint house exterior instead of paying security deposit. Is this a good idea? Or should I require him to pay the deposit and maybe give a discount on monthly rent equal to amount of wor...

Fellow BP Members,This post is looking for inputs (or links to other threads I may be missing) regarding three inter-related issues (I do have an Attorney, Mortgage Broker, and Accountant...but sometimes I gain more c...