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So here's the 500.00 question, Michigan seems to have some serious issues right now. You can buy a 1400 square foot home in the murder capital of the world for right around 1000.00Has anyone done this and made money? ...
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The 3 hottest real estate markets are #1 Seattle (median SFR $830k), #2 Las Vegas (median SFR $295k, and #3 San Jose (median SFR $1.1M). Based upon the percentage (%) gained year over year. The rankings can flip flop ...
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Hi there,My name is Nick and I’m 22 looking to begin my real estate investing journey. I live in northern California, however still want to find a great property that cash flows and not rely on appreciation.Where are ...
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Hi all,Recently I just realized one of my rental properties had a ridiculous appreciation in just 2 years. I purchased the property "A" in 2015 and in two years my current property has appreciated 100%! The current re...
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I am living in a market (Marin county cali) where everything is going for well over asking, some of them 200k over! I am a newbie and it does not make sense to even start here when everything is over priced. There are...
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I'm in a bit of a unique situation here, but maybe not so unique as I'd imagine many investors are in something similar right now with recent appreciation, inflation, etc. Situation: I currently own one rental propert...
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Hi This is Jie from Fremont of Bay Area. I'm new here on BP. I hope I could find out BP before I invested. There are so many discussions and good advice on the forum.I actually invested 2 properties in Antioch/Pittsbu...
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I just recently moved to San Francisco and was curious with the home prices being so high here, is it better to look at other markets (Atlanta, etc) to invest in or continue to learn the market out here in the bay are...
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Hey BP,I'm considering buying a property to first owner-occupy, and later rent out in the Bay Area. I'm looking to accomplish a few things:1) Take full advantage of Prop 13, by buying a fixer at a low price and lockin...
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California investors, what are your thoughts about my ratings below? Do you look at class of neighborhoods when you invested or looking to buy now? What other factors do you consider? Also interested from hearing from...