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Hello, My name is William Smith and I'm new this website. I wanted to introduce myself and ask my first question here. I am not very familiar with California Real Estate market since I'm not from here but I live in Sa...
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I have a great lead, at a great price, free and clear ready to close. The only obstacle is they need a Friday the 23rd closing (6 days from today). Does anyone have any experience with very short closings? Are flipper...
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I'm in socal and my parents are looking into buying a home (for themselves). The house has an unpermitted garage conversion, which seems to be fairly prevalent around here. They don't mind and would like to use that c...
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Hi, I understand that most private lenders want to lend for no longer than 5 years. With this in mind, do investors who use private money need to continually find new private money to act as a replacement? Or are b...
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Hi I am new here and after reading a few discussions, I am wondering what a sub 2 is...Can some please explain? Thanks!!
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Is earnest money on a property a percentage of the price or a flat fee usually?
Is earnest money refundable if you choose not to go through with a property after inspection?
I was considering trying to ...
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I'm looking to buy a place in downtown Los Angeles, and I've read some stuff on first-time home-ownership, but I'm definitely still a newbie :)DTLA is a bit more expensive area, but money is not a huge issue for me (I...
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Hi,
I would appreciate your thought on a condo exchange deal, leaving aside the HOA fees and such.
Many people are trying to sell their larger condominiums here because they don't need the space for some reason and...
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Hi All,This will be my first deal. I have a private seller wanting to sell their rental property on Barbarossa Ave in Sebring Florida. I was just wondering if anyone familiar in that area would give me feedback as to ...
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The U.S. gross domestic product contracted in the first quarter by 1.5%. The stock market has been tumbling. Demand for warehouse space has surged as retailers look to avoid supply-chain disruptions. The retail Inflat...