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Hi everyone,
I'm looking to do my first deal in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area, and, it's a big place. I know that understanding the industry and hiring centers is important, as well as crime rates. But what's a good ...
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Hello all,I would like to crack into buying buy and hold properties. I have never bought a home in my life but I have saved up some cash (Not totally sure how much I am willing to invest yet). I am looking to possibl...
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To many people the idea of being constantly watched and monitored may not seem like anything new. Minorities, in general, have never been so trusting of the powers that be to think that they wont abuse said power in t...
Why I left Seattle - Rent Moratorium Extended - Jan 2022 & Beyond
There just is no sanity left in Seattle.
Seattle’s COVID-19 eviction moratoriums extended into January 2022 by Mayor Jenny Durkan
Seattle Mayo...
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The 3 Shastas (Shasta Dam, Shasta Lake, Mt. Shasta) When the market crashed we moved from Redding, CA to southern California, knowing that the crash was unlike any recession we had ever seen. We also knew southern Ca...
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Hi BP!Long-time lurker, first time poster. After listening to podcasts and viewing forums, I wanted to try to house-hack the home that I own and currently live in.My question is, am I allowed to choose a tenant who I ...
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I have an opportunity to buy a student housing property that was sold a few years ago for $8M, at a reduced price of ~$5M due to Covid and a few other issues. The property has an SEV close to 50% of the original $8M p...
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Any of my fellow investors in California utilizing ADU's? Why or why not. Looking for your input to make some big decisions.
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Hello, I’m trying to start my rental portfolio but I’m from NYC and house prices are quite here so scaling here without a good amount of cash in a short time would be difficult. However I’m considering out of state re...
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In my lovely area of Seattle, the city council and the entire state government here are socialists. I live in the People's Republic of Seattle. The liberal government here believes that it is evil to make a profit.1) ...