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Looking for feedback on my first real estate deal. I am planning to build an 800 sqft. loft apartment over my free-standing garage (at my primary residence) and turn it into a short-term rental marketed through AirBn...
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Hello! My name is Jake.First time poster here.I want to jump in to real estate today. The “issue” (more of a roadblock) is I am living in a rather expensive area on the coast of California. San Luis Obispo, CaMedian h...
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Hey everyone,I, like many newbies, have stalked these forums and articles for quite a while. As I related on my profile, I'm a teacher and have lots of education (and student loan debt!!) but have never really consid...
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Hi Everyone,I am closing on my first rental duplex in mid-December located in an opportunity zone. I do not yet have an LLC set up for this property and it will be owned by my husband and me at first. We were planning...
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We just finished negotiating the price and the seller has revealed at the last moment that there is an underground storage tank in the property. Our offer price did not take into consideration the cost of dealing wit...
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my partner and I have some properties we want to look at, but we haven't established a LLC yet. we were wondering if starting one is even necessary. In what ways does it benefit you? why cant/shouldn't we just go out ...
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Hello All,I am new to the website but have been listening to podcasts for about a year. I have a fairly simple question and wanted to get multiple perspectives on it. This question is for CA investors.Due to the low i...
Those that have been doing this a while, how do you feel about the current environment?
There’s a flood of new people (including me) coming into the market and from talking to people in this for a while and reading, ...
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I just got a title search for a house I am interested in at our next sherrif's sale. The house has a second mortgage. I heard that is not a problem. What exactly am I looking for in these title searches? Novice qu...