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Hello everyone,In the effort of moving from wide eyed Real Estate newbie to actual Real Estate investor, I'm hoping to speak, meet up and possible even do walk thru's with Investors in the Southern Cali area. I'm look...
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Finding the Deal
I came across this deal from a bandit sign I had put up in Havelock, NC. The owner called while I was on my lunchtime working out. Out of breath, we had a quick discussion. He described the property ...
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Wow. I just read a thread where one of the responses all but called several others out in disagreement over what I thought was a stupendously mundane issue.
There seem to be a number of topics that historically rai...
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When you're hiring a contractor, how do you handle payment. Will they want payment before? If so, it doesn't make much sense to pay until you're sure the work is complete, right?
It makes sense to me to pay half be...
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Of course when you become licensed initially there are so many to-do lists and articles to read about what you should do first, it can become very overwhelming quickly. A topic of discussion I have seen on a lot of th...
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I May my one of my parents tenants in Compton, Ca caused a fire in one of their units which caused fire damage to their unit and water damage to the lower unit and adjacent unit. The fire departments report determine...
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Hello out there BP, I am trying to decide whether or not I have a case against my property management company. I've been reading some of the forum posts here on the subject of civil lawsuits against PM's and what I've...
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Hi friends! I'm Julie, a newbie from the Detroit, MI area. Planning to list a SFR in the very near future, after a few repairs are completed. Full disclosure - it was our previous home and we are still upside down. My...
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Hi guys,
I'm currently living in Cincinnati, OH, and have a single family home which I rent out. I want to continue building my portfolio, but I also want to relocate back to Miami Fl, where I'm from, within the next...