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Hi, my name's Jim. I live in Ventura County, California (about an hour drive north of LA). I'm a complete newbie to the real estate game and currently entrenched in the education phase of investing. I've been a renter...
Hi everyone, when I eventually get ready to invest in real estate I will not be able to start out where I live here in westchester county, New York or anywhere somewhat close (1-2 hours maybe more) to here because of ...
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Hey all, I recently had a showing of a legal 2 family house, soon learning that the basement unit was rented out illegally. My question is, what incentive did the previous owner have in not making it a legal 3 family ...
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Hello i have just won a house at the auction and seen inside the house before it is filled with so much clutter clothes toys and junk...i mean piles...no one lives in the home the owner just comes by once in a while a...
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I am currently assisting someone with the sale of their home. It is in disrepair and would need significant rehab to be marketable but there are no liens and the ARV is $315,000. She has been transferred to a new livi...
Hi all, I've been thinking a lot on how to get started investing with no money. I've thought about house-hacking, but there's no way i'd qualify for a mortgage (i only make about $20k/year). I've thought about owner f...
My sister lives in a aprtment building with 5 other units. All but 1 of them is rented. There is her and 1 other female living in the building. The main drain backs up every other month, and the landlord told her it w...
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So I've been mulling over a couple of things:
1. Earthquake insurance
My initial thoughts are is that it's an unnecessary (perhaps) and expensive (definitely) item. Should an earthquake hit that is big enough to l...
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Hello everyone,
I am new to the forum and I just wanted to introduce myself. I am 23 years and just graduated college last May. Right after college my girlfriend and I bought a house and ha...
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So I’m looking start my business entity but I’m unsure exactly how I should do. I’m writing to find out from seasoned investors about there opinion. I’m hearing a lot of things about Wyoming LLC or S Corp or C Corp. I...