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11 January 2025 | 2 replies
Effectively a 'Firestorm' is a dry hurricane that rains fire, with nearly indefensible circumstances, just like the catastrophic flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters they have and will intensify in severity and rapidity.Beyond directly impacted property owners, investors, insurers and businesses, the downhill effects of the SoCal fires on the immediate and surrounding areas are astronomical and still somewhat incomprehensible.
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9 January 2025 | 5 replies
Does anyone have a good effective 3rd party mailing company to send mailers direct to seller?
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17 January 2025 | 19 replies
I went in a different direction so no info to offer here.
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14 January 2025 | 4 replies
You could even try reaching out directly to local agents or small real estate firms.
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22 January 2025 | 203 replies
Maybe the solution isnt found in yet another "free".......
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8 January 2025 | 2 replies
Vacant SFH, absentee owner, 100% equityYou send a direct mail or postcard asking the seller how much they want for their property.
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25 January 2025 | 26 replies
Hey Maxwell,Find an area that you would like to farm and start sending out oversized postcards via the USPS's Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM).
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17 January 2025 | 3 replies
. - that might be a situation where you would want to work with a contractor directly because you would have lots of different options with widely varying costs.
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29 January 2025 | 12 replies
If you need more guidance, feel free to DM me, and I’ll help point you in the right direction!
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5 January 2025 | 10 replies
Every market in residential zoning has an expiration date, we just don't know what it is yet.The obvious solution is to buy in already regulated areas with tourist/commercial zoning.The returns are lower, but at least they can't go to zero overnight.