For the past 17 years I've been practicing as a real estate attorney, broker, investor, urban planner, syndicator and owner of a mid sized property management company in California.  It has been my experience and obse...

Gov. Cuomo is trying to outlaw income discrimination for housing. The bill he is introducing in NY will disallow any discrimination based on a resident's source of income (i.e. Section 8, non-wage income sources). Thi...

Hi BP Fam!  Have a question for any experienced investors out there.  How do you approach a multiple bid scenario in a competitive market like the SF Bay Area?  I've never encountered such low inventory in my life!  I...

So I am finally venturing into home rehab and re-sell this year, besides the obvious financial analysis (ROI, ARV, rehab costs etc.) what are a good list of "unexpected" issues to be aware of to improve my due diligen...

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What is the difference between real estate broker and real estate salesperson certification? What investing strategies benefit from each certification?

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Overview:  I currently have 6 condo units and I am wanting to take out another loan this winter to buy a single family property in the $200,000 range with 20% down payment.  My current primary residence is paid for fr...

I recently had an offer accepted on a residential house for my family and I and as a first-time home buyer, I had a question regarding the mortgage process.  We put in offers on a lot of houses, in which case our mort...

The IRS is catching up. Quote from the official announcement below: "Virtual currency is an ongoing focus area for IRS Criminal Investigation."https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-has-begun-sending-letters-to-virtual-curr...

Lurker/1st time poster here! My husband and I own 3 homes: 2 rental duplexes and 1 single home in which we live in. We are looking to relocate to central Florida this year and want to sell one of the rental duplexes. ...