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Does anyone know of a low cost flood insurance company in Ca. I live in the central valley and I purchased a home to fix and flip. Cost $99,900. Just found out I need flood insurance to close escrow (I had to go conve...
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Any experienced California real estate agents out there that wear two hats on transactions as Realtor and lender have any feedback to share? Or any opinions for or against this from other agents or lenders? I am rese...
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Hi there! What’s been your experience investing in Merced, California? Good/bad/ugly? I’m a local aspiring real estate investor looking to fix and flip and fix and hold and someone suggested this area to me and I’d li...
Hello Everyone,
I am located in CA. I have a dilemma for purchasing my first home. In CA, we have this dream for all program. It is a shared appreciation loan program that can help me put 20% down with 0 interest....
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Hi Everyone,My situation is similar to another BP member who started a thread earlier. I am 34 years old and thinking of pursuing a career in social work. I have narrowed it down to three grad schools for a masters in...
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Hi everyone! My name is Alyssa, I'm a real estate agent in Los Angeles and just started at a wholesale brokerage. I have 2 years of residential sales experience and 2 years working with an investor. I'm looking forwar...
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Hi all,A question about live-in flips. How do you go about collecting the rent from your tenants. Do you need a management company, can I just print a contract online? Thank you.
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California has long been seeing people exiting, and I'd speculate that COVID will increase that trend. Especially as we see tech companies like Twitter, Square, and Facebook allowing Work From Home. I personally see...
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as the worst state in the US to conduct business. As ranked by Chiefexecutive.net
[url]http://chiefexecutive.net/best-worst-states-for-business-2012
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Hey guys, I've been really wanting to get into a house hack as my first investment for myself. I'm currently in Sacramento, CA and I would like to get a duplex here for a reasonable price, however, as I'm sure most of...