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Hello Bay Area BP folks and others. I've been wanting to invest in real estate for awhile. To get started with a low budget I've always thought an in law unit aka ADU, would be a great way to start. My backyard thou...
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I am thinking I won't have to wait for more than 1-2 years... Your thoughts?Most of my coworkers, especially those in the early 30s, have bought and have a mortgage that is $10K in monthly PITI... Tough.....Any job lo...
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I am on record for stating publicly that I don't see a down turn in 2019, at least for our market here. We are technically way overdue for a downswing after 7 years of going up, but I can't find it in the data. On the...
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Here's a hypothetical scenario... :-)I am not experienced enough nor numbers smart enough to figure this out with confidence but I am devising a plan and would be very grateful for input from some of you who are so br...
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I am ready to purchase a condo that I am going to renovate and then flip. The seller is insisting that I pay them in actual, physical, cash.
Is this something that can be done? If so, how?
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I thought I would post a recap of my first flip, a deal I thought was a slam dunk but didn't turn out to be in the end. The house directly next door, which was identical to mine, sold for $105k earlier that year and t...
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Well, it's finally happening! I dipped my toes in a project a few years back but I'm diving all in now :-)In a nutshell I'm looking to...
-Purchase land (0.15+ acres)-Build a new construction home (2100sf, 4bed, 3 b...