Jeff G.
Proposed Rent Increase Limit of 5%/Yr Nationally?! Seriously?
Apparently the White House is pushing for national rent control. Landlords with 50 units or more would be limited to a maximum of 5% annual rent increases. The linked "fact sheet" is, well, oddly light on facts. For s...
Alvin Uy
My first "High End" flip -- Looking for some input
So here's where I am with this.... A couple of weeks ago, a close personal friend reached out to me about an off-market property she picked up in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles. She is now on escrow using a loan to purchase...
Omid A.
Let's compare: When to use lease options & when to use subject-to?
Under what circumstances would one of these strategies be more favorable than the other when acquiring an investment property?And with each strategy, what would be the exit strategy you would be after?I have have been...
Nick Doria
Looking for the must haves when Creating Landlord policies.
Working on creating my policies for becoming a landlord in Chicago, IL before i buy my first building because of the highly ambitious goal of having 1000 rental units by the time I'm 40 (which will be in 13 years from...
Ran Iarovich
Have you done any out of state investing? How did you overcome your initial fears?
Calling Washington Investors:Rental and home price ratios are currently abysmal in the place we call home. Not to mention, interest rates are the highest they've been in the past 10 years. I'm curious if anyone has co...
Carrie Giordano
Should I Get my RE License for my Own Personal Use?
As a bit of background, I live in Los Angeles, my investments consist of sfh in Ohio and one vacation rental here in California. Before I began investing, I got my CA real estate license (Its now expIred), signed on w...
Anthony Sigala
Is the 1% rule dead in Arizona?
We are all aware of the 1% rule--the gross rent produced by a property must equal 1% of the of the property's acquisition cost. The question being, does this still hold true for Arizona? If not, what metric do you guy...
Joel Ray Cotton
My first rental deal, a short novel summary.
Hello, My goal here is to educate others on the forums of things that may or may not be covered in the thousands of posts on this wonderful website, that happened on my first deal, which happened to be a 6 property o...
Mary Joe
so WHY real estate after all?
This post is not about creative real estate deals. I am the conventional "BUY HOLD RENT IT OUT" long term investor.
I am terrified after reading the PROFESSIONAL TENANT FROM HELL sticky post. And on top of that, t...
Gary Dezoysa
Is Section 8 in high demand pretty much everywhere?
Greetings, I come from Southern California where section 8 housing is in high demand. However, I plan on moving to a cheaper area of the country where $30,000 houses in working-class areas can be found.I'm not sure if...