Obviously, you can't discriminate against protected classes, but how would a tenant claim that you denied them based on, say, familial status rather than the fact that you just didn't like them, or they seemed messy, or whatever?

I'd love to start networking with other Oakland based investors/RE agents.Any reasons not to buy a multi-family in Oakland these days with all of the rent control issues?

My niche is small multi-family properties by now, and my strategy is to buy and hold.

No, i am an only child and my family has been less than helpful.

Hi All,I am a residential real estate agent who has bought and sold multiple personal properties but have never taken on a commercial loan.  My cash is tied up at the moment and I am trying to find suggestions about h...

  $80,000 combined family income here!! 

My family owns an excavation company so that was my first thought..

@Kia TurnageWelcome to the BP family!

I am a new investor in your area and looking to make my first  multi family investment next year.

I prefer to not touch them, as I think there is extra liability from renting out non conforming units and they have limited exit strategies, but if I did buy one I not only wouldn't pay extra for the non-conforming additions, but I'd also want a bigger discount such that converting to original and flipping as a single family was a profitable exit, thus restoring this as one of my exit strategy.