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I have been trying to buy a buy and hold for several months in a very hot market where I've been getting outbid over and over again on listed properties. This lead to me to pursue a small direct mail strategy(mostly...
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What do you want to do in retirement? This isn't about when you retire, or what you need to retire, but what you want to do. Once you decide what you want to do, then goals can be set to get you there.
We live in...
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Hi,This is a more technical question, I have a house with brand new septic system installed, absolutely new drain field and we realised it already saturated in 3 months!! was expected to take around 15-20 years! I che...
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Hi, I am about to start investing in real estate. I live in San Diego, CA and the cost of living is way higher than most states. For those who live in California, how much do you recommend my first rental property sho...
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Dear fellow BPers,
I just passed my California real estate salesperson exam and expect to receive my license soon. Now, I need to look for a broker to hang my license.
I am primarily interested in using my license ...
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Hello,I received a letter(attached) from the city of Casper, WY regarding a small leak in a copper water line at my duplex. Per my conversation with the city, they shut off water and determined that it stopped the le...
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I have a 3 bed 1 bath 1200 sq' SFH with full basement.Basement is okay as basements go, but isn't pretty or inviting...Washer and dryer are in the basement.Home is on a septic system.I'm considering converting the sma...
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https://chicagocitywire.com/st...More than 163,000 Cook County property taxpayers didn’t pay their
bills this year, according to an analysis of Cook County Treasurer
records by Chicago City Wire. That’s about 9 pe...