If you live and work in California and you don’t own real estate, you’re getting screwed. Let me explain: California residents, furious about rapidly increasing property taxes in the 1970’s, passed Proposition 13 in 1978. The law does the following: Causes real estate to be assessed for tax purposes at the time of purchase Limits … Continue reading “Prop 13: Why California residents should own real estate”
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My first post
I’m a real estate guy. It’s in my blood. My great grandfather, Morris, owned apartment blocks in the Bronx and a building in Manhattan. My grandfather, Leonard, owned commercial and multifamily in Rockland County, NY and was also a broker. My parents own several small apartment buildings in upstate NY. I grew up answering calls … Continue reading “My first post”