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I am a younger attorney located in Los Angeles with experience in government and landlord/tenant law. I've decided to take the first steps into real estate investing with a business partner, also located in Los Angel...
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We have an applicant trying to complete an application for one of our rentals, but they do not have a social security number or a driver's license number- which are required fields for our background and credit check....
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Hey folks, My name is Jeremy, I'm based in Halifax , Nova Scotia and first got into real estate back in 2016 when my wife and I purchased and rehabbed a 100 year old duplex in Halifax's north end. From here we're loo...
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Hey folks! I'm looking at one of two areas for a 2020 move - Vancouver and Tacoma. The former due to its growing nature & proximity to Portland; the latter due to the fact that it's not in Seattle!The plan: I plan...
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Hello All,I want to get my first deal and Assigning a Lease option is hopefully going to be my fastest way to get it, as thus far wholesaling has proven to be such an elusive creature.I would like to perform this in t...
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Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pain...
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We found a great deal on our first STR property in Pensacola, FL. But we realized that the country assesses x3 property tax on rental properties. We were fortunate that we discovered this before we signed, but are ver...
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If anyone who is newer to note investing needs a refresher course on what caused most of the NPLs we buy to be available, read The Big Short or go see the movie. Fascinating how corrupted Wall St. brokers and rating a...
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We have a progressive tax system in this country that supposedly taxes the "rich" more than common folks. I was wondering at what point someone magically becomes rich and should shoulder the burden of carrying others...