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18 August 2019 | 13 replies
Owning a house in LA is immensely costly and I think we’d rather spend our downpayment cash on something that cash flows.Tl;dr: loan officer handling our pre-approval application for a house in LA says we won’t get an investment loan until we buy our own house.
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1 May 2019 | 5 replies
The caliber of people moving here and staying here (rather than bolting for SF or LA) is much higher than it has ever been.
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1 May 2019 | 13 replies
@Taylor Roeling, I would love to invest close but since I live in LA, I am nowhere near being able to start here.
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1 May 2019 | 3 replies
Hi everyone, my name is Christina Howard and I'm a new real estate investor in Shreveport, LA. I
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9 May 2019 | 9 replies
Would anyone here be able to guide me in terms of figuring out whether or not the housing market in New Orleans/Metairie, LA is at its peak right now?
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10 May 2019 | 14 replies
Additional context is I believe LA is misleading the owner on price.
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23 June 2019 | 8 replies
Searching for contractor recommendations in Shreveport, LA? I
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8 July 2019 | 7 replies
I’m 37, married, and have a 2-year-old daughter — and we’re in escrow on a duplex in a beautiful neighborhood here in LA. I
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1 July 2019 | 1 reply
Hello, I am not a property manager but I live in South Gate (next to South LA). I
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30 June 2019 | 11 replies
Plus, LA is a hot market, ‘low ball’ offers are typically ignored unless the property has bee on the market forever or its in the absolute ghetto.Feel free to reach out if you need more specific advice.