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November 7, 2009 - December 6, 2009
Hong Kong to Sydney Cruise
Holland America – Volendam
Hong Kong - Arrived after a very long day which began in Los Angeles. The previous day we flew from Tampa to Dallas...
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I started my DFD campaign a few months back and I kept getting a letter that kept coming back to me Undeliverable. Just saw online the house is going to Probate Auction Kennedy Wilson. I want to purchase this house fo...
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Hi All! Looking to purchase a larger single family home that we could short term rent (some) but also use for our extended family. As we are not local to the area, we are wondering the best steps to start looking into...
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My hometown of Redding CA is burning. So far 884 homes completely destroyed, and 170+ damaged. 30,000 people have been evacuated (including some of my family) an 110,000 acres burned. The good news is that the communi...
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Hello- I am new to CO and looking to buy a property for STRs (vacation rentals and furnished corporate housing for 30-90 days). I will initially occupy the residence for at least one year as my primary residence. I w...
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My name is Michelle. I'm new on Bigger Pockets and to the world of real estate investing, but I am eager to learn and get started. I have been reading as many books on real estate investing as I can find in the librar...
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I was kicking around on Zillow today, and noticed that there's a surprisingly large amount of properties (currently 21 for rent right now in Raleigh) for rent between $2500 and $3500. That seems crazy high for Raleig...
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Cliff notes for this long post: We want to move in summer of '18. We've narrowed down to a list of about 17 places. Looking to get a local's opinion of these places, but also establish contacts for when we do move (es...
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It's been a while since I've been an active investor, mostly because prices where I'm located are a bit out of control (SLC area), but I'm looking to get back into things. My aging parents just recently moved to New B...
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Why are the home prices in Chicano stagnant or coming down? I’m looking at northwest suburbs specifically and either prices are the same or have come down since 2015. Not a generalized trend - but I was looking at are...