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What are the current hard money lending rates?What percentage returns do hard money lenders usually take before they distribute back to their investors?Thanks in advance!
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Would like to know if anyone is currently investing or has recently invested in the Bakersfield, CA market. I have done a fair amount of real estate investing in the past and looking to get back into it. I live in V...
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Hello, need some advise on what to do with our current house. We have a single family house in Everett WA that we purchased in 2011, we owe about $150k and our mortgage is pretty low. We are debating about selling the...
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Would love some advice!My husband and I purchased our current home in June 2018 for $160k. We were planning to downsize, but I am pregnant so we are building and upsizing again - we both work from home and this will b...
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I'm extremely new to the idea of using my current home as a rental...but thought it might be a great idea. I've had it listed to sell because I am planning on moving 3 hours away. I've had numerous looks...but no bite...
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I'm currently considering a duplex, list price is $45,000, but I've been told I could probably get it for around $37,500. Very low crime area, good location. (I'm from the south in low populated blue collar area)
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My name is Valentin, I am a part-time real estate enthusiast/investor since 2001. I consider Southern California my home. When it comes to real estat my short term goal is make all the good choices that will allow me ...
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How much value does a fireplace add to a comp?
I'm 23 years old and I have purchased 2 Brand New homes. 1 was built in 2019 and the other was built in 2020. My mortgage payment on each of them is around 1k a month but they are both renting for 1,800 a month. So I ...
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Hello,How does everyone think the market is going to be in more expensive California cities like the bay area, Los Angeles, San Diego. I haven't really seen too much of a decrease since COVID19 happened. I think with ...