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I am thinking of building a shed in the backyard for rental purposes. I live in the bay area. If you are knowledgeable about various aspects I need to consider, please do share. The high-level plan is to build a cozy ...
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In March of 2012 I attempted to buy a HUD foreclosure house. The house was misrepresented as a 2 bath home and had extensive damage not shown on HUD’s inspection or appraisal. After I had my inspection completed I can...
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I live in the suburbs north of Denver, CO and purchased a 2 bedroom townhome with an unfinished basement in February during a “sellers market”. I am now in the process of looking into other living arrangements and wou...
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http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/3173f19e-5fbc-11e4-8c27-00144feabdc0.htmlA perennial optimist when it comes to technology, he argues that all that will change. Rapid improvements in artificial intelligence, for instanc...
All, I have a sticky situation. Any advise would be appreciated.My tenants (boyfriend, girlfriend) have broken up ... the man is the sole bread winner. The woman stays home to care for the kids (they are of a mixed f...
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I wanted to share my experience planning, permitting and now building a 3 bed / 2 bath 800 square foot detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) / back house / laneway house at one of my single family rental properties. ...
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I often mention to people that I don't invest in real estate because I want to be ridiculously rich. I invest in real estate because I love the opportunity to problem solve and renew what once was, thus producing safe...
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I have a 2 part question. First off, I am the Landlord of a residential home in Texas and with the recent storm my tenants lost power for over 36 hours at the property which caused the tankless water heater to freeze ...