But that's an oversimplification--there are probably some very smart people that bought some of these deals. 

Purchase price: $341,000 Cash invested: $136,000 Sale price: $519,000 A house that I bought, renovated, and sold.

I bought my first house 2 years ago for 255k 20% down at 6.375% APR.

Those that could afford the huge mortgage bought a primary, built ADU and did STRs or MTRs in S.F.

When you give your phone number to any business, bank, grocery store for discounts and on and on, it becomes available to data brokers.

Quote from @Kelly Giarrocco: I bought a vacant property on Sherriff sale last year on the ********** site.1.

Hi,We recently (Aug 2024) bought commercial land of around 2 acres. this was part of bigger commercial lot (around 25 acres) which had AG exemption and so the taxes that they paid was around $20 each year. we received a 'AG ROLLBACK' letter from the appraisal district that starting 2025 tax year, we will be taxed at it market value resulting in additional taxes, interest and possible penalities for 3 prior years.

He bought a home for himself in Lodi California but work in the Bay Area long story short he can’t deal with the commute anymore and decide to stay with a buddy close to work.

Which was surprising because when I bought it, it was on the market for over 4 months.

Purchase price: $160,000 Cash invested: $40,000 Sale price: $268,000 I bought my first house in Kalispell Montana as a long term investment and possibly a rental.