I was in the building department yesterday and the clerks there told me that they have seen a big increase in building permits issued this month (a big increase from zero might not be much, but certainly better than n...
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I thought I'd share some quick thoughts on investing in the area after the recent storms we've had. Hopefully some of you will find these insights useful in making determinations on where and how to invest after these...
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I recently bought a house in Los Angeles that has a garage qualifying for an ADU conversion. My architect says I have the option of making the ADU two stories, and I'm weighing the pros and cons of doing a small, chea...
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Hi,I'm new to the forum; it's a pleasure to be part of the group. I'm considering purchasing a rental property with a family member and would like to hear your thoughts on forming a multi-member LLC holding the proper...
Hello everyone, new member here.I need some info on a partial 1031. My property in Honolulu, Hawaii was originally purchased in the 70's with having 1 house on a large lot. In the 90's, I built a 2nd house in the ba...
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Hi BP Community,my dad with his own 2 hands has built a house on 1 acre of land that he lives in. But he has done a reverse mortgage loan, and since he built the house he would like me his only son to purchase it. I ...
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hi everyone, first post here :)my parents owns a very old house with a larget backyard at shoreline, seeing the recent housing market boom, we are starting to think about how we can get the most value out from the lan...
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I purchased a really good condition 100 year old 4-family about a month ago. One of my tenants has told me the dryer electric needs to be updated from a "regular outlet" (Type B) to 240v. When I first looked at the bu...
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So just in the last few months, I've began to read about and become interested in real estate. Right now I live in Utah. I live in a house that I paid $195,000 for back in 2012. It just appraised for $242,000. I owe ...
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Went Pro and in less then a month put my first deal under contract this year, its a fixer, 2/1 that was shaken off it foundation but no worries just work, the ARV will come in at about 53-56% and will be a flip once ...