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New member who lives in Palo Alto, CA. Realtor and property manager in the silicon valley, mostly property management. We manage around 600 doors from South San Jose to San Mateo. We have a satellite office in Denver ...
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This is not intended to be a doom and gloom thread about any potential economic downturn some time in the future, but rather discussion regarding the proper position oneself to benefit resulting from such an event.I w...
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Alright guys so I finally committed and bought my first house! :) Closing was definitely a new experience- I am glad I was able to use the stuff I read about over the several years of analyzing. Now to my question - G...
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I've been able to locate the public notices online in Michigan regarding probates. I would like some help on how to determine if real probate is included. The extent of the information is :
The Settlor,...
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Many of us choose a market and focus on a relatively small area like a laser. What are the significant attributes that you have considered which makes your market a winner going forward.
How do these attributes play...
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Looking to buy my first turnkey rental. What advice would you recommend?
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I finally took the plunge and purchased a buy and hold rental property in Oct 2017. Rehab went a little over budget. Rehab took a little longer than expected. Took a little longer to find a tenant because I believe I ...
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Got hot today. Called it a day. All the grass mowed. Weeds sprayed. Think we are past the big springtime push.Was starting to look at taxes for this year. Looking back at 2022, one of our largest line items was ma...
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Warren Buffett when asked about his time horizon for investments. He answered with "Our favorite stock holding period is forever.” That got me wondering about real estate as I know folks in the boomer generation that ...
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Hello again! My husband and I have narrowed down our options and I would love some feedback from all of you wonderful people. To give some background, we currently live in San Diego and have 3 children between the tw...