I had not come across the PM license idea, so a giant thank you for letting me know about it!

Think from his perspective-- why would anyone sell a property that makes $2400/month.. for $80K... because they know giant bills are coming.. or maybe the city is demanding things get done, and don't want to pay them-- that's why.For your first investment property, unless you have access to around $40K to put into it, I wouldn't suggest it.      

These cabinets don't have European hinges, which is a drawback in my estimation.

For the auto giants, this is a strategic imperative otherwise they would become irrelevant in the 21st century, that's partly why Ford is trying to rehab the Michigan Central Station in Corktown to compete with Silicon Valley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

With 870,000 people leaving CA in 2022 alone, I think it's only a matter of time before this problem mushrooms into a giant tax grab for people who've moved out of state and those of us with similar names.The other thing to be aware of, is that WA has a huge tax on the seller when you sell a rental and it is likely more taxes are headed toward property holders. 

A few eastern European sprinkled in with the odd German etc.

For the wholesalers, my area is absolutely FULL of those "I buy homes cash" signs, there's a giant building on my street advertising they buy ugly homes in cash.

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