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My name is Ian Greensides. I am a builder and developer in Cupertino, California. This is the home of Apple. We are right next to San Jose, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.I am also a real estate attorney ...
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I'm on my second listening 'binge' of Brandon's book on Rental Property Investing. I've listened to all of Kiyosaki's books, multiple times. It's been funny hearing how folks in this community have read/listened to Ki...
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Hello!I'm a new BP member from San Jose, California. Been house-hacking since 2000; 3 fixers so far. Now I'm ready to purchase my first buy & hold rental property. I'm looking in the Sacramento area. If anyone on ...
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I'm new to the site and fairly new to REI in general. I'm pleased to have found such a great community. I can tell by clicking around that everyone is quite eager to help. I feel the same way. I'm building my whole...
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Sam Shueh Realty One Group ...
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Hello BP members:I am a newbie to REI, even though I’ve owned a 40 unit apartment complex for over 10 years. I cannot believe the plethora of information contained on this site, so I’m quite excited to jump right in, ...
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This is my first post, but decided I'd jump in somewhere. I thought everyone would find this direct mail article interesting. Surprising to me that in an area and industry (Silicon Valley and tech) where entrepreneu...
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Hi - New member question again. I introduced myself as being from Santa Cruz, CA, and looking to invest in Bend Oregon. I think the expert opinion was, 'not a great idea', so let me try a different approach.Is there ...
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Hey all! I'm based in the East Bay Area and I'm ready to dive headfirst into getting my first BRRR deal. I've looked at meetup.com and Facebook and have done some general Googling to find an active group that has the ...
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I thought I had seen it all until now. People scrambling in desperation to buy a home. Any "home" here on the Central Coast near San Jose and Silicon Valley. Even if it is a mobile home in a leased park, it is going o...