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April Is Earthquake PreparednessMonth In California. Are You Ready?April Is the official month dedicated to "EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS" There are things you and I can and should do to help ourselves, our families and ou...
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Good morning everyone. I am fairly new to the community, and have been definitely stuck over analyzing instead of acting. Between the interest rates and cost of houses, I have been very hesitant to pull the trigger,...
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After reading the recent post about a "scammer" I was convinced I should share my experience with the BP community. Perhaps to some it may look like I was foolish and I guess I was. I was embarrassed I had been duped,...
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Does anyone have a written late policy that they use? How has it worked?I don't always want to "quit or pay" on the fourth day of the month. I do want a policy that will:provide me with a consistent action planencour...
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What does it mean to be in the housing market post COVID?
Most of us remember where we were when it became clear that COVID-19 was truly a global issue that would affect Americans. The call for shutdowns came rapidly...
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I'm just in the process of securing insurance to the inside of this condo, when of course the HOA calls me with an "emergency": the tenant somehow managed to get the drainage hose out of it's socket on the wall and di...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $118,500
Cash invested: $22,500
My second property, the most expensive, the most work needed, the worst layo...
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If you live in Denver, Colorado Springs, Virginia, Maryland, or Washington then check out the website getprivynow.com to find and run your deals. You can analyze properties and run comps in a fraction of the time it ...
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Hello all, just seeing what criteria you use to hire a real estate lawyer for your team?
I'm from Orange County CA and I want to find best ones in the area to start talking to (I've browsed superlawyers), but besid...
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Here is something I've learned over the years that I wish I had realized when I was starting out--that real estate is not so much an investment as it is a business. Once I realized this, I learned the following thing...