All Forum Posts by: Paul Padilla

Wow this is amazing! Has anyone read Tim's new book? 

@Andrew Foster Hey just following up on the thread here 10 months later, how are you doing? Yucca Valley I think is a great place to flip homes and I agree with @David Jarvi I consider making 30k a good thing. There are some great areas here in town and some areas you would be afraid to drive by! It also comes down to price - you make your money when you buy is the saying.....the market in Yucca Valley is in high demand.. and do not even get me started on Joshua tree. Average PPSF is about $135 and more if you are in desirable areas. The home prices in Landers are also going up because the town is growing and people are looking for a lot more land for their buck. 29 Palms is also growing they are in the works of getting a new Starbucks, I do not know about you but I think Starbucks knows what its doing as far as real estate. 29 Palms is further out and I agree driving there is kind of a hassle but for the thousands of military members there its just a stones throw away - us military guys will do anything to get out of the barracks! . They are also revamping the downtown area which is definitely needed. Change is happening NOW in our small towns, some people like it and some do not. As far as flipping now is the best time to get your foot in the door, tomorrow is today and tomorrow never comes right? Get out there and make your financial freedom a reality! Good luck Andrew wish you the best. 

Paul Padilla

Hello John Lee welcome to BP, good luck with your journey there is a ton of information here in the forums and if you have any questions feel free to message! 

Hey Gary, I am located in the area and would love to help you out. 

Paul Padilla 

Capitis Real Estate 

BRE#02012119 

Thank you everyone for the information, we will definitely use it when deciding to buy our first property. 

@Fred Heller 

thats not a bad idea, we need to find someone who we can trust. The last thing we want is a fixer upper thats over our heads

@Kelly Courtney

yes that is exactly right Kelly, our plan right now is to have a property around the UNT area. We want to have it rented out until we finish our contract here in San Diego.

@David Ho

thank you David!

@Hattie Dizmond

Youre right we may need to narrow our search to a local agent who has been in the area for a while.

@Chris Soignier

Yes, my wife and I are looking all around Bigger Pockets. Soaking all the knowledge we can and finding who we can to help with this decision. REI is new to us but learning has been a great experience so far. We want to buy before so we can have a place when we get there, and having rental income now would be great to get our foot in the door for REI.

@Michael fortier

We plan on buying a property in the Denton or Plano area, one that is preferably move in ready 

@Benjamin Timmins

That's a great idea, how would you go about finding that person? 

My wife and I are planning on buying a house in texas this year and we are currently active duty members in san diego, we plan to move once our contracts are up. Does anyone have any tips for buying sites unseen? Or maybe something you wish you had done differently before buying the property? We can't use the VA loan because we can't live in the house just yet.

Thank you!

My question is how long do I need to live in my home before I am allowed to sell it when I use a VA loan?

If you could go back to the beginning of your real estate journey what would you do differently? and what were some of your mistakes you could have easily avoided?