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1 December 2016 | 13 replies
Do you have any idea if you are going to try to invest locally or if you are interested in investing out of state where deals might cost a little less?
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9 February 2017 | 19 replies
Good Investing...anaheim, brea, costa mesa, coto de caza, cypress, dana point, fountain valley, garden grove, huntington beach, irvine, la habra, ladera ranch, laguna beach, laguna hills, laguna niguel, lake forest, mission viejo, newport beach, orange county, placentia, rancho santa margarita, san clemente, san juan capistrano, santa ana, stanton, tustin, westminster, yorba linda
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30 March 2017 | 6 replies
It may be a worthwhile deal but depending on the Phase of the assessment required, it could cost a few thousand dollars minimum - you can write this into the agreement of sale as a contingency to cover the necessary costs.Best,Dave
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25 October 2016 | 4 replies
Most of the local banks will max out at 90% of cost as long as the LTV (based on ARV) is 75-80% of appraisal or less.
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28 August 2016 | 9 replies
I want to plan ahead since we stay in Villa Rica.
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28 April 2012 | 10 replies
I try my best to do things the right way...it may take a little longer and cost a little more, but I feel the long term payoff and being able to sleep at night without worrying about certain things more than make up for the cost.
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17 October 2016 | 6 replies
By requiring owners to accept Section 8 housing vouchers, government is compelling owners to accept all government-mandated lease terms and regulations (the regulation manual is approximately 400 pages long).Call Your Senator NowIf you live, work, own or manage property in Alameda or Country Costa County, call your Senator (contact info below) and ask him or her to VOTE NO on SB 1053 (Leno) when it is taken up on the Senate floor.Here are the simple steps:Call the Senator's office listed belowWhen the call is answered, identify yourself and state that you are a member of the East Bay Rental Housing AssociationState that you live, work, own OR manage residential rental property in the City of _______State you are calling to ask the Legislator to VOTE NO SB 1053 (Leno)Please call on or before Friday, April 15, 2016Thank the Senator's staff for taking your call.
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3 January 2021 | 5 replies
You put in your roads and frost free footing cost as needed.c.
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19 June 2015 | 30 replies
The scope of work in this situation probably should have stated whether or not all materials were included in the job by the homeowner or if the contractor was providing some of the materials.It's important to have an understanding of what a job should cost. A
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7 July 2023 | 25 replies
This is a great point and since I will be investing out-of-state and do not have relationships built with local trades yet, this could be lower cost option to control repair/replacement cost. As