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I'm looking to invest around 300k on a beach villa in the Dominican Republic ( Gated Expat/ tourist community or buy something in the US. I can't afford anything else in Southern California where i live. Any suggestio...
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Let’s start with a summary of the year that was. A truly historic run of ever-increasing real estate prices continued into 2022 which was the result of an extraordinary constellation of influences. A stock market run,...
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I started writing this post last week, but the banking errr.. financial 'crisis' of 2023 (and make no doubt about it, that's what this is) has been 'evolving' so rapidly I had to delete what I was going to post to sta...
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Below I am going to share my thoughts on both the California (San Diego) SFR and MF markets which both have different dynamics at play that investors look at. No one has a crystal ball and mine is no better. Best th...
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Real estate is harder than it's been in more than a decade -- we all know this. High prices + high mortgage rates + low inventory is making this a challenge. So my question is -- in an era where you can get a 5% CoCR...
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Long-time follower of the forum (and Podcast listener). First time poster on here. I would like to present my personal situation and get some opinions on how people would proceed (also why). See below and thank you in...
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I am in the education phase of my Real Estate life, and the more I learn the more I can see that living in So. California is going to be a slog. I am serious about becoming an REI, and that means I am willing to pull ...
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I have been researching into the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, and some of the changes that were announce mid February. I would love hear other thoughts and opinions on how to leverage this, and other program...
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Hello BP,I am currently living in San Diego with my parents and will be graduating from college in 2018. My parents have some extra money and want to use it to help me put a down payment on a house or apartment. It wo...