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I logged on to my local MLS today and noticed a new message with an attachment from the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that speaks (in general) about how almost 1/3 of the US population has a criminal ...
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Economic Update
(Monday, June 21, 2021)
Fire has always been part of Southern California’s ecosystem, but today’s wildfires are more intense, more frequent, and more dangerous than ever. The memories of massive bla...
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I saw a house for sale today in Nampa, ID. It was listed for 40K. The ad said it needed some work. It was around a week old. I figured it was sold but I would give it a shot anyway. Th realtor got back with me a fe...
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Hi my name is Jake, and I'm a realaholic.
I've been completely obsessed with real estate for a while now. After several years of education, preparation, and researching countless markets and strategies, my wife and ...
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brand new here, first post.. this site looks awesome though..anyway....-Almost ready to buy my first home/ investment. I never hear anything about buying/renting out/selling condos. Are they a horrible investment? Doe...
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I'm new to real estate investing and I'm very interested in buy & holds and fix & flips. Like the majority of us on here, my overall goal is to gain financial independence through owning multi-family rental ...
I live in bay area CA now but lived in Seattle for 10 years earlier. Reading forums I get the idea that is best to buy first investment property local. CA is out of my reach but I can do Seattle. I still go to Seattle...
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Hi all,I spent the past 6 months building and decorating an AirBnB apartment in my basement, and the third guests smoked meth in the unit. :/ It is a long story of how we figured it out, but essentially bags over th...
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Hello BP Friends! My name is Jake, I have worked an 8AM-5PM, salaried job the last few years since graduating from college were I studied Economics and Political Science. I have recently caught the bug.... Over the la...
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Here's some things that have gone on here:
A single family detached house had 21 offers
A two unit property had 6 offers in less than 24 hours
A four unit apartment building had 11 offers
A buyer put in a $10,000 ...