Hello BP, I recently read about Los Angeles relaxing the requirements for additional dwelling units on lots zoned for single residences to comply with SB 1069. I have a detached garage and if the cost of permitting an...

Hey. I have a upside down rental that was my first house. Bought it on the high side right before the housing bust. I refinanced it once to get the payment lower because my family was growing and we needed a bigger ho...

Hello everyone

My name is Laura and I am a current home owner. I purchased my first 2 family home back in December of 2016.

I qualified for a 203k HUD loan and I was assigned a contractor whom took a full year to "c...

In the process of filing for an SBA loan through our local bank. We
have been using a Construction Loan with Interest only payment during
the construction and as we have started the rent up phase. As part
of th...

Hi folks,

I've asked this question obtusely before, but I'm still not sure how to make this work.

I just finished reading Brandon Turner's blog regarding "I'm not the owner." In Brandon's article he mentions holdi...

I am curious if Airbnb has tried to compel other hosts to issue a refund in spite of your policy. Has this happened to anyone else? I had a guest who did not bring a 4WD in spite of my 4WD requirement (with chians in ...

As an owner-landlord of 20+ single family homes across 3 states now, I am spending an inordinate amount of time handling bills, statements, receipts and other paperwork, both in physical-paper form and electronic. I p...

What color bandit signs do you think work best? White with Blue or Yellow with Black?

Also what kinds of catchy sayings do you put on yours? I feel like we buy houses just blend together.
I've been thinking about put...

This is silly,  but my husband and I cannot agree.  We rent condos in Naperville,  an affluent suburb of Chicago that has been voted one of the best places to live in America a couple of times.  Very good schools.  I ...

Hi folks, one of my 2 rentals is long term. They did not skip rent so far, but always late. I raised the rent little, just because I liked them with kids and all. Rent jumped in Sacramento last few years, rent is now ...