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The title of this post is the same wording as the title of an article from Voice of America on January 5, 2023. Apparently, the Canadians are sick of the home price increases caused by motivated buyers, mostly investo...
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Hi Everyone!I am recently married and was discussing with my wife about changing her last name. We heard there were conventional loan benefits if she kept her name. Is this true? Would we be able to take out twice as ...
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Does anyone know what it might take to be able to legally split a rental property to rent the completely separate In Law unit which is attached to the primary home? Even keep it open for Airbnb perhaps? I'm sure the...
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Just wondering if any of you have used your multi family properties as Airbnb instead of for long term tenants, or a mix of Airbnb and long term.
I just had this thought driving home from a buy and hold Meetup last ...
Squatter NightmareSo, I wanted to make people aware of what happened to me with a house I purchased for investment, so that you don't make the same mistake. The moral of the story is do your homework, and if it seems ...
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Can you guys please share about commercial loans?So my understanding its more complicated than residential loans..1) Debt to service ratio should be more than 1.2...What does it mean?2) every 5 years interest rate cha...
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Request legal advice. We are small time investors with a property in SE North Carolina and my tenant had her LCSW provide medical paperwork requiring an emotional support animal (ESA). As we are in compliance with fai...
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I have recently came across what appears to be my first big step into real estate, BUT I have 2 problems. I need a cash investor to get the deal done and I need a very experienced person to help me analyze the deal. ...
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I am currently battling with the local school district here in Orange County. Capistrano Unified School District. Their interpretation of the new ADU laws don't match up with the intent of the legislation. They are...
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http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/...What do you think about the new First Come-First Served regulations? Along with the strengthening of the "source of income" protected class. This means that someo...