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26 January 2025 | 14 replies
Oh cool you have a book .
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10 February 2025 | 11 replies
Taxes are half the cost compared to CA and insurance is lower if not by the water.
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9 February 2025 | 246 replies
Otherwise, you will likely be copying someone else's false expectations.I have reviewed hundreds of such self-constructed logs, and most of them will not hold water.
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18 January 2025 | 17 replies
On some older properties where perhaps you have one water meter for 2-3-4 units or one gas meter for 2-3-4 units, or units that share hot water, something like that the owner might pay.
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7 February 2025 | 12 replies
Unfortunately - my current lot for my primary is 1 acre and VERY sloped, and close to a water source (creek), so the county has not even allowed me to permit my downstairs finished basement without an extremely costly renovation to our septic (over $60,000, and that doesn't count demo'ing and replacing our driveway to get to the existing tank and leachfield), and even if I could permit it, it would essentially need to be a treehouse in the redwoods due to the slope (not a bad idea though, I would actually love a livable treehouse on this lot!
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29 January 2025 | 40 replies
Software return people with specific attributes, be it foreclosure, whether they bought houses in cash before, whther or not they have dealt with a water shut-off list.
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31 December 2024 | 10 replies
For example:-A tenant complained about the AC not cooling, so I replaced the entire unit with brand-new equipment.
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9 January 2025 | 3 replies
Heck, some people might even pay more for the 'cool factor' of living in a 'small home'....I'd give it a go since you're a veteran of this RE stuff.
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11 January 2025 | 14 replies
This is where keeping a cool head and using good negotiation skills will likely yield the best outcome.Good luck.
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15 January 2025 | 2 replies
If you can manage to keep up with the real estate market in these markets that we have come to hit, and still be able to navigate the unchartered waters.