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7 February 2025 | 8 replies
They must also share the frequency with which the unit has flooded.Again, disclosing this information is a requirement for properties located within FEMA flood zones.
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14 January 2025 | 9 replies
Firstly, it often generates higher rental income compared to long-term leases, particularly in desirable locations or during peak seasons.
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21 January 2025 | 13 replies
Also, make sure to connect with local contractors to get estimates on your prospect properties.
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22 January 2025 | 22 replies
Or his investment/local area.
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21 January 2025 | 15 replies
I mean by safest is on the volatility, for example STRs have many different factors, seasons of the year, local government regs and much more.
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21 January 2025 | 3 replies
Localized knowledge for an agent or investor is needed to answer most of these questions.
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31 January 2025 | 2 replies
All situations are specific to individuals.Our best wishes and empathy go out to those LA individuals and communities.It’s been about 6 years since one of our storage locations was flooded for about 4 months. 2 feet over the roof.
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28 January 2025 | 10 replies
I do all of this remotely, so I use the above process to filter out 90% of the properties and then send the other 10% to my local team for verification.
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10 February 2025 | 47 replies
I'm testing with the California addresses you put in there at the bottom.import requestsfrom geopy.geocoders import Nominatimimport jsonimport timeAPIFY_API_URL = '' # Plug in the provided API URLdef geocode_address(address): geolocator = Nominatim(user_agent="redfin_scraper", timeout=10) # Increased timeout to 10 seconds try: location = geolocator.geocode(address) if location: return location.latitude, location.longitude except Exception as e: print(f"Error geocoding address {address}: {e}") return None, Nonedef search_redfin(lat, lng): search_url = f"https://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/location-autocomplete?
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11 February 2025 | 29 replies
However, the property must be in a safe location, which is sometimes further than 5 miles from the hospital.