I've seen multiple debates surrounding Dodd Frank and am feeling very lost. Some passionately feel investors should back away, while others feel there are still creative solutions for desperate home owners. Looki...
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Happy New Year everyone!
I recently purchased an investment property and will be inherenting a family with 2 pitbulls.
Please advice on how I should word a clause in the contract to protect myself as a ...
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After looking in San Francisco, the East Bay, South of San Francisco, and the North Bay, I decided to invest in the North Bay because the housing prices were still reasonable. Perhaps this is slipping away as well: I...
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Hey everybody,
I'd love to get some feedback from you about a new strategy that we are getting ready to employ. But first I need to give a little background. Over the past 5 years my business partner and I have bu...
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I have worked with a realtor on several deals over the past few years, including commercial properties. I told her that I am looking into flipping houses (all cash deals), and when she sends me the MLS listings she m...
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Creativity is often the name of the game when it comes to owning Santa Cruz real estate. I’m constantly brainstorming ways that I can help my clients own this super valuable appreciating asset. Many traditional invest...
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Hello. I currently own an investment property in my home state/city (Los Angeles, CA), and was considering buying a rental property in another state. One main reason is because the cost of properties outside of Califo...
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We have had many people laugh at us when we told about this. We had an agent who would send us some properties he thought were good buys from listings on FMLS. He accompanied us to the auction on 11/07. At the auction...
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I've posted about this before but I don't feel that a reasonable and sufficient conclusion was ever reached, at least not on my part.I have not yet done any deals. I currently work 8-5, have about 30k in the bank, and...
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As I’m writing this I’m about 12 hours and 30 minutes away closing on my first deal. However, I’m not going to post this on the forum until the paperwork is signed! You never know what can happen!In 2014 I purchased...