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I live in Los Angeles and I am trying to find my first deal to buy and hold . Should I look for deals in Los Angeles or out of state ?
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I don't know if these kinds of deals are common. What I will say is these guy's aren't gurus. They don't have any books to sell or cd's or speak at REI meetings.
The two guys offering this program are local wholesale...
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BiggerPockets! I work at BP and I'm working on building a landing page for Los Angeles. Would anyone be willing to share why you choose to invest in the city? What makes it so wonderful? Would you tell others to inves...
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Hi BP Community,My husband and I have been preparing to begin our real estate investment journey, and we could use some insight. We've essentially ruled out investing in our local community because we can't seem to f...
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Purchased the house with cash (3bd/2bth). The renovation cost was half personal money other half HELOC from other rental. The carry over cost with utilities and HELOC interest payments is about 1k a month. I still hav...
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Hello All, I own properties in Rochester NY, and Detroit MI. I spent a lot of time on both choosing those areas and making them work. I am looking for a few new ideas for the next place to invest. Ill have maybe...
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We have a nest thermostat,which is awesome because you can limit it to whatever temperature you want. Currently I have it locked so it can go no higher than 73 degrees. In my own home I do not ever set it higher than ...
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Hello everyone, I am set to close on my first rental property on Monday (fingers crossed it all goes well but it is conventional financing and not a short sale or foreclosure so there shouldn't be any surprises). Th...