My property was condemned (eminent domain) by LADWP. They took a 5 acre parcel I had purchased to build new transmission lines and re-conductor old lines in order to provide power from a new utility scale solar genera...
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I am not sure if this is quite considered a success story.... yet, however I had a very agrresive goal going into 2018 and since I have great momentum at this point I do think my momentum in itself is a success. See, ...
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I just thought I'd share a conclusion I reached after sending out my first batch of yellow letters about a month ago...
Like most new real estate marketers, I wanted to make sure my mailing was perfect and wo...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Emerald Isle.
Purchase price: $710,000
Cash invested: $158,000
We purchased this newly renovated 3 BR, 2 BA home a short walk fro...
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My wife and I have located a property we think is perfect to flip. It is in foreclosure (worst home in good neighborhood) and is going to auction on May 17th. The problem is it is an all cash auction. We have about...
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This question is mainly for veteran landlords or those with rental experience. Would you rather leverage properties or own outright with paying your own cash? Currently I do both but am trying to find my own niche he...
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So I have a neighbor whose house is located directly in front of mine. In between our houses is a wide public road. I have a tenant who moved in and parks directly in front of the home I rented to them (not On the sid...
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I'm looking at a property that has sunken floor in the middle of the house to the point where it has separated from the interior walls. I've seen this happen before where a pipe from the sink in the kitchen had leaked...
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Fellow BP Investors,Like many of you, I enjoy learning more about our business and one of the ways I do this is by reading the latest real estate books. With that said, I want to offer a warning on a book that was re...
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Hello all. I haven't been here for a while due to health injuries. Fell, blacked out, hurt shoulder BAD! That led to open heart surgery. Fun year for me:))
Anyways, while all these goodies were going on I went th...