On Tuesday, August 13, the Sacramento City Council will likely vote to enact a rent control ordinance. Here are the highlights:- Landlords will be prohibited from raising rent more than 6% plus the “consumer price ind...

Hi, We're a couple in north Orange County and would like to invest in a rental property closed to our primary residence. We've been reading a few Real Estate Investing books and hoping to get some advises/guidance her...

Since they instituted a clause in their approval letter that says they will rescind the short sale transaction if the property is resold within 30 days . This is provision # 10 in their short sale approvals which is p...

Hi allLet me introduce myself first My name is Oron, and I'm from IsraelI found out about this forum while reading Brandon's site\blog\postsI want to start investing in real estate, and I'll soon start analyzing numbe...

Last month, I wrote an article about the big, ugly purple triplex I bought recently.

We've been working the past month to get it rent-ready, with some new paint and various small repairs. Being the hol...

I will start with what happened and then circle back to the beginning since it is a long story. Basically, I was suspended by Google from using Google Voice. I could not receive calls or send texts.Also to keep the po...

Hey BP members, I'm in sort of a predicament that could use some outside input. I'm closing on my first duplex for me to house hack in two weeks and can't decide if it'l be worth it for me to build a detached garage o...

So I've been taking my first steps toward home ownership because I can't stand the thought of throwing money out the window every month for rent. Ideally I would like to find a house hack property but in Denver that's...

Dear members!Just got this report from my management company and it says:"- Repairs & Maintenance - Plumbing repair - Bathtub needs to be snaked out. $294.00"Is this sounds reasonable?The bathtub is pretty small, ...

Hello all, I recently started investing in real estate which is probably the greatest decision I’ve made. I reside in Orange County, California and rented my primary home which I’ve owned for a little over two years n...