When i saw this article and that it was in my city of Long Beach I thought of landlords on top of prayers for this family. Back house but luckily deemed permited ADU exploded.https://www.yahoo.com/news/beloved-father-...

I've been building some tiny homes the size of a shed (using the footprint of a shed, so no permit), and so was wondering if I could rent these out to people, for rental income, and if so, what would be a fair price p...

Hello everyone, Last month, I started renting a semi-basement in a building in New Jersey. When I moved in, the apartment heating was not working and I had to fight with the landlord and threaten him to not pay rent i...

I was in escrow on a house out of state. They required a $1000 earnest $ deposit. The escrow papers gave me 2 weeks to inspect property for defects. I asked for a 30 day escrow, but as I recall my realtor made it a...

I just secured financing through a HELOC. I think my price limit will be about $120,000 for the purchase and rehab. What characteristics do I look for in a rehab house that will allow me to add the most value? I get l...

My accountant has taken the position that health insurance premiums for full-time, self-employed real estate investors are not deductible on Schedule E since real estate is not technically considered a business ...

I recently completed the process of going from removal of a tenant to receipt of funds from a wage garnishment. I thought I would run through the process for anyone about to go through it for the first time or thinki...

Hello, who is knowledgeable about the application (or not) of the Costa Hawkins Act on an attached JADU converted garage that received a certificate of occupancy recently in regard to the rent control. It is within th...

These billboards are showing up along the roadways now. I think they're great. Its a reminder that people need that the recession is not going to last forever. What goes up must come down but it has a tendency to go r...

I got a low re-fi appraisal. If it is going to set a bar for future returns I might pass.  The appraisal is 8% below zillow and 15% below what the mortgage broker guessed. When do you fight an appraisal, when do you w...