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14 February 2024 | 123 replies
Hi @Michelle Backer,Just like you, I used to live in a very expensive market (Los Angeles).
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10 February 2024 | 3 replies
I'm located in Los Angeles, Ca the San Fernando Valley, Northridge, West Hills area.
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11 February 2024 | 27 replies
Any ways I'm an agent / designer out here in Los Angeles.
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11 February 2024 | 41 replies
My next step will be to contact any authority with jurisdiction in Pennsylvania, as well as the crime/fraud unit in Los Angeles, followed by every outlet and network available to me.
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8 February 2024 | 14 replies
An architect told me that the structural engineer services for building a 1000 sq ft 2 story ADU in Los Angeles would be $15K-20K.
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8 February 2024 | 30 replies
@Emil Pinlac I’ve done a handful of ADUs here in Los Angeles area, It usually cost me around 30k to do a straight garage conversion (420-500 square feet)and around 40-50k For a brand new 500 square feet ADU but I do it as owner builder and sub everything out.
8 February 2024 | 19 replies
I have an STR in Bakersfield (and several more in OC and Los Angeles) that I just got started on and so far it is doing quite well.
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7 February 2024 | 2 replies
We live in Los Angeles, both are self employed 1099 independent contractors, combined annual income roughly 250k pre-tax.
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7 February 2024 | 4 replies
Hello everyone,I am an investor in the san Diego/Los Angeles area and want to work with whole sellers in potentially buying their deals.
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9 February 2024 | 79 replies
I run an STR company in Orange and Los Angeles Counties and my STR's are performing quite well.