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16 May 2020 | 11 replies
First and foremost, I'm brand new to the forum and excited to be here & to get to know you :)Prior to the coronavirus shutdown, I had been looking for a home to purchase in San Diego (preferably a two-bedroom and get a roommate).
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18 April 2020 | 7 replies
The agency brand matters far less than the actual agent (person) and what they can offer you.
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23 September 2020 | 5 replies
Plus the 50% rule isn’t really applicable because everything is brand new.
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21 July 2020 | 47 replies
Brand new open air malls still have a chance for great success.
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19 April 2020 | 11 replies
Then it is about the brand ( was brand struggling).
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1 May 2020 | 27 replies
If you go this route, you should consider the brand new book by Brian Burke called The Hands-Off Investor.
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27 April 2020 | 7 replies
Don't go for the brand new home (Burnside Farm) but one that has had time to have prices settle down, ie Preston Green and Rosecliff.
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29 April 2020 | 2 replies
Had a fire and was renovated brand new.
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19 April 2020 | 12 replies
We plan to buy and hold, so paying extra to know everything is brand new is worth it.
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15 May 2020 | 11 replies
That is usually not the case - you have to build familiarity first (people call it your brand, seems a stretch in light of real consumer brands, buy essentially yes) and now when a situation arrises they will remember you.