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Hi everyone. I live in Los Angeles and as many people know, the crime rates in LA have skyrocketed since the pandemic. I currently live in a three-story 17-unit apartment building for the past twelve years. The gro...
Hello BiggerPockets,
My partner and I would like to acquire our very first property next year. We want to house hack a duplex. Our goal is to have $20,000 saved up by July 2023. I myself currently have $11,000 in my ...
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It's been a long journey and I've finally arrived at the beginning!
-Jester Bobbity
TL;DR: I have ~$200K equity in my first (and only) multi-family. How do I get it out? And once I do, what next?
I bought a mul...
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Good day. Looking into getting other's experiences and recommendations for these 2 estimates from 2 different HVAC companies (both have good reviews, one from internet reviews (Google) and other is personal word of m...
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I'm seller financing vacant land and was wondering, when using the deed of trust loan instrument, if the borrower can build on the property as they see fit (obviously adhering to zoning restrictions) even though they ...
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Hi, when investing from afar, what actions would you recommend to take in order to find a good, trustworthy contractor? Thank you.
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Recently discovered that a long time co-worker/friend is interested in short term real estate investing as I. We both have same ideas and goals and talked about possibly becoming partners. I would love a partner but, ...
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Have appt to talk w lenders tomorrow. Seeking 1st investment. Heard on a BP podcast that a duplex could be used as my primary res while renting another side as long as i stay for 1yr I would be able to roll out and pu...
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I have some real estate holdings in Southern California and so I tend to watch the market pretty closely. According to http://www.car.org/marketdata/data/haitraditional/HAISoCal/, the affordability has drastically dec...
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Since people are irrational on both ends on the spectrum, is there any way to time when you buy a house and when it will be sold? I guess the variables differ per home so it's impossible. What if there was a way!! ...