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Do people still buy property in California for any reason other than the weather? Seems like everything else about California sucks. High taxes. Soft on crime. People just stealing whatever and whenever they want. Hom...
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We just sold a home in Austin that we started building in April. Here are some pictures. I'll post some details in following posts.
One ...
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Hello BP! I'm in a somewhat fun situation and I would like your input. I'm graduating college this year and got my first "real" job a couple months ago. I've lived in Wisconsin my whole life and I'm looking to chang...
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With only $1500 in my bank account, I made a decision to move to Las Vegas from my small town in Connecticut in July 2016. At this time, I knew the potential of investing in real estate but was unsure of exactly how t...
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Here in Orange County, CA we are in the middle of a sellers market, with sales at the highest level in 9 years. Inventory is down, prices are up. There's also been an uptick in new jobs with many companies hiring, whi...
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I got renewal quotes on 2 of my investment properties in Tampa this week. Last year I paid $1475 in premiums for the 2 houses combined, but the quotes this year came in at about $2200. That's about a 40% YoY increase!...
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Fellow BPer's,
I am curious how long it takes everyone to get a lease signed from the day a unit is purchased to the day the lease is signed? I am just starting out in Raleigh NC and trying to figure out what an app...
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View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.My realtor got a listing for an 11 unit apartment building in an area where these rarely ...
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Hi, Bigger Pockets,I wanted to get some leads to some cities that could be ideal for me to move to and invest in. I currently live in Los Angeles and would really like to live somewhere different. I grew up in northwe...