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Income Property Brokerage
Stay a step ahead of investor pitfalls by learning the ins and outs of various types of income properties. Stay current on the latest news, videos, forms, and updates for Income Property Brokerage.
Recent updates to the course e-book
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
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California’s legislature is addressing the affordable housing shortage with these recent laws.
Form-of-the-Week: LLC Investment Circular and Operating Agreement — Forms 371 and 372
A real estate syndicator uses RPI Forms 371 and 372 when forming an LLC for a group investment in income-producing property.
Press Release: Buyer Purchasing Power Index ends 2022 31% below a year earlier
California homebuyers are able to borrow 31% less than a year earlier due to higher interest rates alone.
The recession is imminent — for real estate, more of 2022; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2023)
Real estate’s preview of what’s to come; Inventories rise as buyer demand dives; Jobs lost in the 2020 recession are fully recovered
Arranging hard money trust deed mortgages
Learn how California real estate licensees can earn fees arranging business-purpose trust deed investments.
Form-of-the-Week: Equity Purchase Agreement and Equity Purchase Agreement with Short Sale Contingency — Forms 156 and 156-1
When an investor or dealer wants to purchase a residence in foreclosure, they use RPI Form 156 and 156-1 when it is a short sale.
MLO recession survival guide Part 4: Arranging mortgage originations for investors
Discover how to solicit and work with property investors during a recession.
Unused commercial space continues to convert into much-needed apartments
California’s housing shortage has a new source of aid: conversions from commercial property to much-needed multi-family units.