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18 March 2017 | 47 replies
I am a native New Yorker who now lives in CA and I would love to have access to public transportation to Manhattan near my home(s) so when I visit my properties I could make side trips to Manhattan and see my friends there!
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14 September 2020 | 10 replies
Plus its a native run so its all catch and release and the locals generally are all meat fishermen and wont fish this river..
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1 October 2020 | 17 replies
Austin has higher population/job growth, and is appreciating to near-California levels (I'm an inland SoCal native myself).
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23 September 2023 | 6 replies
As a Midwest native who lives on the west coast myself, I think it's prudent to stay in Kansas City and worked towards financial independence there.
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8 September 2023 | 3 replies
As a native of Ohio but now a resident of Massachusetts I can attest to the value of Ohio as an out-of-state investor.
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11 March 2019 | 11 replies
I'm an investor and broker in LA - also an LA native!
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15 January 2021 | 6 replies
Being a South Florida native, I have lived through many hurricanes.
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7 October 2023 | 6 replies
Hey James, Middletown native.
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24 January 2023 | 39 replies
So for me that I am Native Dominican I know everything from my country, and for us drive more than one hour is a lot, because we are not use to drive hundreds of miles like here.
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11 April 2021 | 20 replies
Similar to her situation, I'm new to real estate investing but my wife and I are native Pittsburgh'ers.