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One week into 2025 and the US housing market is facing considerable new challenges. It goes without saying that the recent and ongoing disasters in California are some of the most devastating and destructive in recent...
"Oh, THAT neighborhood? It's definitely going to be the next Lawrenceville."
I hear this said ALL. THE. TIME. And yet somehow it always seems to be a different neighborhood. Sure there's some overlap in answers. But ...
This going to be a lengthy post, so bear with me and appreciate the time for reading this.Background: My mother-in-law is having a difficult time with her landlord. She lives in a house in a lot of three homes in Los ...
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Does anyone have experience doing lease-option deals? Are they highly successful or a gimmick strategy to use every once in awhile? How does a lease-option deal differ from a typical real estate transaction?
Thank ...
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We currently live in a small SFH and am looking to move into a larger home to accomidate our four children. I see having two options:
1) Purchase a larger home which will in turn take more of my income from ...
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Hello all,
I apologize if I come off as ignorant. I'm still learning as much as possible but I'm in school full time so it's been a slow(er) roll with a lot of my time going towards studying.A quick rundown of my wif...
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Hi BP Tucson,I hope all is well, and that you are staying safe out there. I'm somewhat of a newbie in the REI game and the strategies I've focused on are wholesaling to find deals and network, and buy and hold. Anyway...
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We recently had a furnace break two weeks ago and the renter is demanding a refund. The night we were notified, we examined it found some loose connections and got it running again. The next day it broke again we de...
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I've seen a lot of people recommending mandating tenants get rental insurance, but I don't understand why. I'll have insurance on the home to protect myself, but why is it my business if they insure their own property...