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All Forum Posts by: Tim Bee

Tim Bee has started 15 posts and replied 171 times.

Post: Question about Cleveland

Tim BeePosted
  • Investor
  • California
  • Posts 174
  • Votes 94
Quote from @Todd Jones:
Quote from @Tim Bee:

Cleveland is in the top 5 of violent crime cities in the entire nation.  I would steer clear of that city.  Maybe look to investing into somewhere safe.

1) No, it’s not. I checked several “Top 10 cities with the most violent crime. Cleveland is on none of them except for one site I found where it is #8.
https://time.com/6223217/homic...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/l...
https://www.safewise.com/blog/...
https://www.alarms.org/top-100...
https://moneyinc.com/most-viol...

2) Irvine, CA is pretty nice. But when you say “it has no crime”, the data says there is:
https://www.city-data.com/city...

Smaller suburbs typically will have lower crime than cities. Population density is also a factor.

Overall, ease up. You’re pretty impulsive with your comments and over generalize with no data, just emotional responses.

This isn’t the forum to do that as we’re here to help others with real data and actual experience.

Chill out a bit.


 I never said Irvine has "no" crime.  But it's has no much at all. It's a wonderful little safe bubble in CA to live in. Cleveland has 3rd highest rape and 7th highest murder.  These are specific non generalized sats.

Post: Local Governments Restricting STRs

Tim BeePosted
  • Investor
  • California
  • Posts 174
  • Votes 94
Quote from @James Hamling:
Quote from @Tim Bee:
Quote from @Bonnie Griffin Kaake:

@Tim Bee This is not about capitalism or communism. It is about what is fair and in the best interests of all. We do not have to go to extremes and scare tactics in either direction. 

It's about informing people to make a better decision.  Unfortunately statistally speaking democrats these days are leaning more left historically speaking which alings with anticapitalism pro government control.

What????? Are you aware that when looking at EVERYTHING, R & D parties are in lock-step on about 98% of things? It's true. 

It's an oxymoron to say "anticapitalism pro government". Without capitalism there is no government. Even communist countries have an aspect of capitalism. The R - D argument is limited government vs big government, small business vs corporate business. Who the capitalism is benefiting. 

I never mentioned republicans.  I personally am not either of them.  Look, America was founded by individuals who created government to secure their rights and leave them alone. Americans today want government to violate other people's rights, steal their stuff, and give it to them. The home of the free has become the land of the freeloader. For example what got us out of the depression was capitalism, and we would have gotten out a lot quicker had the government not intervened.  I think we are pretty off topic now so there really isn't any need to continue this unless you want to.

Post: Local Governments Restricting STRs

Tim BeePosted
  • Investor
  • California
  • Posts 174
  • Votes 94
Quote from @Carlos Ptriawan:
Quote from @Tim Bee:
Quote from @James Hamling:

@Emanuel Blando Just looking at this whole thing with no bias in any direction, it's a really smart mechanism they are using to make this enforcement. 

They have obviously learned from other areas trying to enforce such that issuing fines alone does little, but creating regulation that empowers the city to send a "delist" notice to the handful of platforms STR Operators use, well it "cut's em off at the pass" doesn't it. Smart, it's really smart, credit where it's due.

And it reads to me that they said "Ok, people want to operate like a hotel, well then they can exist like a hotel" and hotels have to comply with zoning regulations of being in a commercial zoning, which often is a completely different world of taxation. I am willing to bet that's a component to this. 

For how it all goes down, the regulations linked seem to outline it rather clearly, I don't see a reason for confusion, unless your thinking the city government will go through all the trouble of making such regulations to just sit back and not enforce it. It just is what it is, unless you have the $ to burn via filling suite and trying to get an injunction, just accept it and move on. 

Let capitalism regain control and communism get out of the way. The most terrifying words in the English Language are: I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.



 The irony of that is 100% of business/people getting richer/poorer is because the goverment only LOL

They are opportunistic.  Which is how'd they'd be under different circumstances without government over reach.

Post: Local Governments Restricting STRs

Tim BeePosted
  • Investor
  • California
  • Posts 174
  • Votes 94
Quote from @James Hamling:

@Emanuel Blando Just looking at this whole thing with no bias in any direction, it's a really smart mechanism they are using to make this enforcement. 

They have obviously learned from other areas trying to enforce such that issuing fines alone does little, but creating regulation that empowers the city to send a "delist" notice to the handful of platforms STR Operators use, well it "cut's em off at the pass" doesn't it. Smart, it's really smart, credit where it's due.

And it reads to me that they said "Ok, people want to operate like a hotel, well then they can exist like a hotel" and hotels have to comply with zoning regulations of being in a commercial zoning, which often is a completely different world of taxation. I am willing to bet that's a component to this. 

For how it all goes down, the regulations linked seem to outline it rather clearly, I don't see a reason for confusion, unless your thinking the city government will go through all the trouble of making such regulations to just sit back and not enforce it. It just is what it is, unless you have the $ to burn via filling suite and trying to get an injunction, just accept it and move on. 

Let capitalism regain control and communism get out of the way. The most terrifying words in the English Language are: I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.


Post: Local Governments Restricting STRs

Tim BeePosted
  • Investor
  • California
  • Posts 174
  • Votes 94

It would be great if government wasn't involved at all and they just let capitalism determine how the market evolved.  Everytime government gets involved they screw it up.

Post: Question about Cleveland

Tim BeePosted
  • Investor
  • California
  • Posts 174
  • Votes 94
Quote from @Bob Stevens:
Quote from @Tim Bee:
Quote from @Vadim F.:
Quote from @Tim Bee:

Cleveland is in the top 5 of violent crime cities in the entire nation.  I would steer clear of that city.  Maybe look to investing into somewhere safe.


Can you name a place that doesn't have much crime? I am in the Bay Area and our crime is out of control the past few years.

 Irvine, CA


 How are those investments in that area going for you? Maybe you get 3% net cap, 


 Capital gains and flips are amazing in Irvine, CA even in 2023.  SF LA SD and places like Cleveland are extremely dangerous filthy cesspools. But if you like street bums, burglaries, high violent crime, meth addicts and schizophrenic roaming the streets, deficating and shooting up in public then knock yourself out.  

Post: New to real estate

Tim BeePosted
  • Investor
  • California
  • Posts 174
  • Votes 94

Canada, free health care but you have to wait 6 months for an MRI

Post: Question about Cleveland

Tim BeePosted
  • Investor
  • California
  • Posts 174
  • Votes 94
Quote from @Vadim F.:
Quote from @Tim Bee:

Cleveland is in the top 5 of violent crime cities in the entire nation.  I would steer clear of that city.  Maybe look to investing into somewhere safe.


Can you name a place that doesn't have much crime? I am in the Bay Area and our crime is out of control the past few years.

 Irvine, CA

Post: Beach Rental Property Analysis

Tim BeePosted
  • Investor
  • California
  • Posts 174
  • Votes 94

A LTR for $675k that rents for around 9K a month.  Sweet deal!  Get it.  

You are comparing to large geographic areas.  But as a rule I'd stay away from hurricane alley.  NH has some pretty nasty snow storms also.  A better market would be dry arid regions like AZ, NV and parts of CA.  High rents and not much weather on average.