Security Deposit Trust Fund Accounts There is a lot of debate about whether or not a Security Deposit should be put into a separate bank account.Some States require you to deposit a Security Deposit into a Trust Fund ...

Hi everyone,As I get to nyc on business very often, I'm thinking of buying a place in the city. I will be in NY for about 3 months a year on different dates.I was thinking of renting it out on Airbnb.com for the times...

Assembly Bill 1771, also known as the California Housing Speculation Act, aims to change real estate tax policy to discourage investors from quickly reselling properties like single-family homes.

Under the proposed...

Poverty is near 1960s levels again

No worries, Obama is on top of it.

"The most important anti-poverty effort is growing the economy and making sure there are enough jobs out there," Obama said Friday at a White Ho...

I am trying to develop a packet to send to former owners of property that I have purchased at auction. I am giving them an opportunity to buy the deed back from me for a reasonable amount. I will even finance that a...

I received a call a couple of days ago from a neighbor next to my single family unit. The neighbor explained that he has been having issues with the tenant parking in front of his mail box and preventing the mail f...

I own a North Carolina single family home with a full basement and one of the basement rooms (root cellar?)  has an exterior door that now is padlocked.The lock was put on by an associate of the tenant and the tenant ...

Hi everyone, so I am currently living in Germany moved about 6 months ago here and learning german,originally I am from Croatia.In the meantime I am learning about real estate because I am planning to become an invest...

I recently had a conversation with a colleague about some possible locations ideal for acquiring and holding (or building) offshore vacation and residential properties. These locations were sort of central to that dis...

I attended an NYC Landlord presentation a few weeks ago. Below are some of the changes to NYC laws. Please add to this post or correct any errors I may have written. 
The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act o...