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24 January 2025 | 6 replies
👋It’s a pleasure to join this community and connect with people passionate about real estate.
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28 January 2025 | 2 replies
Hi everyone,I bought my first studio condo in Astoria, NYC, last December. I’m originally from Long Island but have always wanted to buy in NYC and potentially settle here long-term. My plan was to keep the condo as m...
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30 January 2025 | 8 replies
Working this backwards, what I see is a 3rd party trying to benefit from another’s house via rental cashflow, My only business is 30+ years as probate estate and trust lending in CA.
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8 February 2025 | 3 replies
A 3/2 in CA is a bargain for $300K while in our markets, $300K would get you a move in ready 4/2 on the water.Â
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23 January 2025 | 4 replies
If we include investments in mortgage loans (trust deeds), real estate partnerships, REITs as well as direct property ownership, I’m at about 80%. Â
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1 February 2025 | 9 replies
Quote from @Praveen Kumar: Hi everyone,Me and my wife very new to real estate investment and yet to buy a property.
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5 February 2025 | 2 replies
LTR could get $3200-3400.3-just purchased in August a townhouse in Costa Mesa California 3 miles from the beach walking distance from the back bay great location.
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25 January 2025 | 5 replies
Anyway, here I am many years later, a senior myself at 71, and living in Redding, CA, and thinking of doing a senior project.Â
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7 February 2025 | 16 replies
Schools are not great.I would not consider that area anywhere close to AT&T stadium, but maybe closer than CA.Â
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29 January 2025 | 12 replies
David,Yes, investing out of state can be a wise choice especially if you live in a State like CA, NY, NJ, CT where home prices are over priced and taxes are brutally high.