Hello all! I am helping my architect brother raise private funds from family to start developing vacant lots into new single family homes that he will designm. The target area is north eastern Los Angeles and its su...
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Hello all,I'm still fairly new to real estate investing and real estate in general however, it is ALREADY down right fascinating! Now, we are all very familiar with the common "goals" of real estate but, there has to ...
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I know "REAL" hardwood floors sound great. However; engineered wood (not laminate) can be refinished too, and is more consistent in coloring and finish I'm told. For high end homes, what have you used? Brand? If you ...
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I am a new RE investor, I live in South FL but since my money can go further in Ohio I have set my eyes on Cleveland area and Akron as cities to invest in. In the past few weeks I have learned to steer clear of East C...
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Hi everyone. My name is Sean Hurwitz and after chatting with Mr. @Brandon Turner, I thought it might be a good idea to formally introduce myself.Originally born and raised in Israel, I've been living in LA since 2003....
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Hi All...I'm just reaching out to see if anyone knows how well Maggie Valley vacation rental properties might do. I'd figure fall and winter might be the busy season around there, but I'm wondering how many tourists f...
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Ive heard it time and time again that the real estate deals that are the real good ones, are not found on the MLS. What my questions to all the investors of biggerpockets is where have you found to be the best ways in...
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I have been renting a house for the past 7 years in LA and now sadly the family wants to move back in. I figured it's time to buy my own place, especially with rents so high, but timing couldn't be worse. Every home h...
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Hey guys I currently have 30 units locally in South Bay, Los Angeles County, Long Beach etc. 1-2 bedroom units.I was wondering if anyone who has several rental units has converted to air BnB short term rentals. If so...
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Hi everyone. We just purchased a value add 6-unit in North Hollywood (CA). It is a rent control property. Currently the rents are way below the market rent and the existing tenants don't want to leave at all. We have ...