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10 October 2020 | 15 replies
It's a glass and concrete Jungle that the .1% can afford but hardly anyone else.What Brooklyn had was proximitry to Manhattan and a hip and trendy vibe along with some very famous people, including Spike Lee, Biggie, etc. here is a List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_BrooklynThere is a huge spill over to Brooklyn from Manhattan and that created a huge demand and spurred development which then made Brooklyn into a destination that has become Internationally known.The writing was on the wall for anyone that was paying attention and can say to themselves....
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24 August 2019 | 5 replies
Hi @Alvin Lee,I actually ended up getting my first deal here in Los Angeles last October.
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17 November 2017 | 2 replies
@Lee V.You are going to have to wait until the mandated year occupancy is over, then you can find another property and house hack again.
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21 November 2017 | 6 replies
@Richard Lee You may be interested in looking into Carnegie Mellon and what it is doing in the local community as well as renting to large base of grad students and/or high income workers.
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21 November 2017 | 4 replies
Thank you @Lee @Lee Ripma trying to do something a little different with apartments since everything in Yucca Valley is quite older.
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10 July 2019 | 7 replies
Feel free to check out Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights specifically, as there is Fort Lee, VSU, and Amazon right there so we've noticed a steady influx of people.
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9 December 2017 | 9 replies
@Maxwell Lee Heck no!
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10 December 2021 | 27 replies
Originally posted by @Lee Ripma:@Peter Sinclair Looks awesome!