After the Covid rent debacle involving CDC and the Supreme Court, here is the next shoe to drop: Federal Rent control. Some states are still holding landlords hostage, by not allowing rent enforcement, eg California. ...

Well... San Francisco is at it again! Apparently, according to this news article, there are a number of people backing a “Stop the Flip” proposal that will appear on the November ballot that could create a 25% tax for...

So in this year of the Presidential Election, I thought I would ask, which party, if they win the White House in 2016, will benefit Real Estate Investors more in the next four years, republicans or democrats and why?

Today the Supreme Court overturned the administrations extension of the moratorium. So does this supersede all state extensions? For example, last week the governor of Illinois extended the state moratorium to “match...

Not to get too political. But do the rich really pay less in taxes like Mr.Sanders says?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tax-evasion-proce...For those Canadian investors on here the CRA is now using a new tactic to go after tax evasion.  The case mentioned is specific to rental properties owned within a ...

I am going to propose a new basketball term. Any time someone takes an elbow to the lip during a game, we're going to call it "stunning the halibut". Anyone paying attention to politics for the last week will know wha...

What are some thoughts on buying (near base) in this ever changing economy? I got pre-approved for 600k at 2.5 through va. Plan on living in 535k house for a year and then moving and renting out. House is almost tenan...

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Hey everyone! Sorry if this had been asked already. I have looked but I wasn't able to come up with anything as I'm still getting used to the forum format.  Anyway, I was listening to BP pod cast #108 and the guest wa...