All Forum Posts by: Susan O.
Susan O. has started 69 posts and replied 547 times.
Post: Is Housing a Human RIGHT? Entitled to property?
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Well these are also really good locations on West coast that are very desirable to a lot of people. I think continuing to invest in these areas and actively fight these pushes is the way to go.
There's a lot of opportunity here if they will just allow for it
Post: Is Housing a Human RIGHT? Entitled to property?
- Fresno, CA
- Posts 552
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Post: Is Housing a Human RIGHT? Entitled to property?
- Fresno, CA
- Posts 552
- Votes 181
Originally posted by @Joe Splitrock:
Facebook page appears to have been active for a week or two in February 2016. That is a year ago. As expected the movement lasted less than a month. Good luck getting homeless and low income renters to organize and rise up. If they could organize, then they would have better jobs. Pay them to be there and give them a ride and MAYBE some people will show as long as it isn't early in the morning. Yes some bleeding hearts will try to pass pro-tenant legislation, but don't expect an uprising.
Don't get me wrong, the way rents have risen it is becoming difficult for low income people, but the landlord should be incentivized to help, not called a slum lord and demonized.
I am a supporter of low income housing in partnership with the private sector. Low interest loans or grants can help make it profitable for landlords.
https://www.facebook.com/portlandtenantsunited/?hc...
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/...
Just Cause Eviction = rent control
https://www.facebook.com/PortlandISO/?ref=br_rs
Rent Control Oregon
Post: Los Angeles Tenants "Union" - Universal Rent Control
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A lot of these groups also want to repeal Proposition 13 for all to increase property taxes. It's to give more money to sacramento legislators to play with
Post: New Book!!! Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor
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Originally posted by @Steven Hamilton II:
That depends upon a variety of factors. I have written here extensively about the real estate professional designation as. How to qualify etc. If you have a full time job you won't get it.
Thanks steven, So I don't have a full time job but I do property management and also rent my own properties
Post: New Book!!! Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor
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This was a great read . Much better advice than my CPA gives. I think a lot of CPAs just crunch the numbers that you give them and don't think about your overall investing and tax strategy goal.
Post: New Rent Controls are being pushed through Local California Gov
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Also Legal Aid in OC makes it more difficult to evict a non paying tenants
and theres a lot of statewide laws for more protections for renters. It applies to all cities in California:
http://eastcountytoday.net/assemblymembers-introdu...
Keep informed people. I want to help as many producers--investors, landlords, realtors, etc as possible
Post: New Rent Controls are being pushed through Local California Gov
- Fresno, CA
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TENANTS TOGETHER
http://www.tenantstogether.org/form-tenant-action-...
http://www.tenantstogether.org/resources/libre-lon...
This group Libre Long Beach has been in Cerritos and Huntington they have posters
https://www.facebook.com/OccupyOrangeCountyCA/
Occupy Orange County - Entitlement programs in OC
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/occupy-374559-i...
Occupy Orange County says Housing is a human right- often pushing "just cause eviction", landlord/ property owner restrictions and city fees, mandatory housing inspections in cities. But it's really just rent control
Post: New Rent Controls are being pushed through Local California Gov
- Fresno, CA
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Originally posted by @Daniel Y.:
Hi Susan,
I appreciate you informing us of this issue. I remember you made a post a while back mentioning that they want to spread rent control into Orange County as well. Since you have spent more time in the forums and researching this issue, do you know when and where they plan on passing any rent control in the OC area?
Daniel
Hi Daniel. This group
https://www.facebook.com/Equity4AllSantaAna/photos...
Is backed by the bigger group:
http://tenantstogether.org/campaigns/rent-control-...
They're getting funding, resources and media support
This was from 2014:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/rent-630340-mea...
BUT now with rents recently going up there is a lot of talk in Huntington beach. It's mainly among millennials and some in college who haven't had real jobs yet. They get involved with grass roots groups that they think are just social rights but soon end up hearing the "Housing is a RIGHT" entitlement argument.
They haven't lived life yet and realize how hard it is to earn a $dollar.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/rent-722020-per...
It's related to the whole Bernie Sanders movement which was HUGE.
It's about people just thinking humans DESERVE stuff. Like we DESERVE low rents. They don't know the other side to it. About the hard work and sacrifice it is to balance HUGE mortgage payments while trying to follow the 2% or 50% rules for a property or the stuff we learn here. It's so much work to get a property.
It's not easy in any sense.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/orange-712267-r...
Article after article is about the rent raises... but nothing about the broader economic implications of rent control. And the lack of PLANNING and building that California has done to create more problems
Andrew, the AirBnB reduces regular rental stocks. One of the increase in rental rates yup especialy in the big cities
https://www.socialistalternative.org/2015/07/01/15...
Also this. I'm super open minded, I just believe us investors deserve some sort of property rights