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Mold and landlord responsibilities
General Landlording & Rental Properties
San Jose, California
Mold and landlord responsibilities

Sending this question in to my favorite community. Hoping to get some good insights. We have a rental in San Jose area. The house is quite old and has a sunroom at the back which is built with metal paneling. Looks like there was a waterproof coating on the roof that has worn out and may be water...

Bay Area Investors
General Real Estate Investing
San Jose, California
Bay Area Investors

Hello Everyone, Do we have any active investors in the San Francisco Bay Area? If so let's connect, I'm an investor and Realtor as well! God bless!

SB9 Rental Maxing in California
Land & New Construction
San Jose, California
SB9 Rental Maxing in California

I have an opportunity to purchase a single-family house from my mother for a fantastic deal. I'm interested in splitting the lot (ok under SB9) and building 2 units on each lot for a total of 4 units. I'm planning on living in one of the units, and I'm estimating earning $2,000 - $4,000 in rent p...

Hello - looking to better understand real estate and invest in a renal
New Member Introductions
San Jose, California
Hello - looking to better understand real estate and invest in a renal

Hey folks First time investor and I'm looking to invest in a long term rental with a net positive cash flow. Mostly looking at options in Indiana and Ohio . looking to connect with similar people who have purchased recently or planning to do so.

Does apartment with 12-15 units have better cap rate than 4-7 units on general
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
San Jose, California
Does apartment with 12-15 units have better cap rate than 4-7 units on general

I am owning one six units apartment and one seven units apartment in Bay Area and thinking about the next move. By examining several listings, I found out that apartments with 12-15 units on average has better cap rate than 4-7 units in Bay Area. For example, When 4-7 units aparment has 5~5.5% ca...

Repositioning a 12-unit with 50-year legacy tenants - Bay area CA
General Landlording & Rental Properties
San Jose, California
Repositioning a 12-unit with 50-year legacy tenants - Bay area CA

Evaluating a 12-unit in the Bay Area, built ~1956. Strong bones, dated finishes, full gut renovation planned. The complication: several legacy tenants, one in place 50 years at roughly 25% of market rent. City has no local rent control, but the property falls under AB 1482 — so 5% + CPI caps and,...

Share lessons learned in bear market
BRRRR - Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat
San Jose, California
Share lessons learned in bear market

I saw some multifamily investors adopting BRRRR suffering from refinance and valuation loss due to higher mortgage rate. Making money in bull market is easy. However, they suffer great loss on bear market when levarage is high. May I have some suggestion about the real lessons about the bear mark...

Looking For Help Finding A Property To Flip In The Bay Area
Rehabbing & House Flipping
San Jose, California
Looking For Help Finding A Property To Flip In The Bay Area

I’m getting ready to start flipping properties in the Bay Area. My financing is already in place, and I have a trusted contractor lined up to handle renovations. The next—and most important—step is finding the right under-market property to purchase and flip. I’d greatly appreciate any suggestion...

Should I purchase this apartment in Bay Area preium location
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
San Jose, California
Should I purchase this apartment in Bay Area preium location

Currently, I get one off-market apartment listing in preium location in Bay Area like Sunnyvale 94087. Here are financial statistics: Annual Scheduled Income: $240,000 NOI: $180,000 Sale Price: $3,000,000 Cap Rate: 6% Value add potential: 5 bedrooms can be remodeled to increase rent by $5000 mont...

Inquiring information and advise
Investor Mindset
San Jose, California
Inquiring information and advise

My goal is to begin house hacking in the Bay Area within the next two years. But until then I am paying off substantial debt hence the 2 years goal. What's putting me in a bit of a financial and strategic bind is my parents' home. My parents are retired and are considering taking out a $150K HELO...

Layout advice: Turn loft into primary suite?
Rehabbing & House Flipping
San Jose, California
Layout advice: Turn loft into primary suite?

Hey everyone, I’m working on a flip and could use some layout advice for the second floor. Right now, the house is a 3 bed / 2 bath. Downstairs has 2 beds and 1 shared full bath. Upstairs has 1 bedroom, a full bath, and an open loft. The main issue is that the house doesn't have a true primary su...