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Guides for investors buying, holding, and exiting California property.

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How Do I Finance and Run a Fix-and-Flip

How to finance and run a fix-and-flip in California in 2026: the 70% rule and ARV math, hard-money / fix-and-flip loans, LTC and points, holding costs, the DSCR Plan B exit, and buying and selling...

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I'm Tired of Being a Landlord

Tired of being a landlord in California in 2026? Your options: sell outright, 1031 exchange into a passive property, or refinance and stop self-managing. Capital gains, depreciation recapture, the...

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How Do I Buy Real Estate With a Self-Directed IRA

How to buy real estate with a self-directed IRA in California in 2026: how title and custodians work, disqualified persons, prohibited transactions, non-recourse loans, UBIT/UDFI, and checkbook LLCs....

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Other guide categories

Buying a HomeGuides for buyers, from your first home to buying with an ADU.Selling a HomeGuides for sellers, including as-is sales, inherited homes, and relisting.Life TransitionsGuidance for the harder moments: divorce, probate, foreclosure, and downsizing.Building & Adding ValueAdding units, splitting lots, building new, and buying land.Commercial PropertyIncome property from apartments and retail to storage and RV parks.