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Hello Everyone, My name is Ali, I am 23 years old and live/work in Los Angeles, specifically in the San Fernando Valley. I graduated one year ago with an Engineering degree and am currently working a full time job as ...
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My name is Alyssa and I live in Los Angeles. I am a medical speech language pathologist looking to venture into the world of real estate investments. My immediate goal is to purchase my first property and rent the oth...
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Hey guys and gals,My name is Art, and I am new to the site, so I wanted to just leave a quick intro. I am a father of 2, and I am looking to get my feet wet in the real estate investing arena with my partner, who happ...
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BP NATION! Hello, I am an investor with a good sized portfolio and $1MM+ in equity. Ive done a lot of research on asset protection and have discussed with popular options on here such as Sutton, Anderson Advisor and R...
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Hello there, I recently purchased a house, not sure what to do with the old one. I'm installing central air, new roof, paint inside and out, kitchen upgrade and bathroom. I was getting ready to rent the house, but...
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Finally got my first property under contract! Finishing inspections today but assuming everything goes well we will close in late April (VA is slow). Thinking through what work we are going to do to the property and...
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Hey there fellow CRE enthusiasts, coming at you from warm (and dry!) NorCal. I'm a 32 year old guy born and raised right here in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento valley. Lived in SF for 11 years and currently...
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I bought a house that has an unpermitted accessory dwelling unit in Loma Linda CA. The unit us very well done and I'm wondering if it's possible to get It permitted or if it's even worth the trouble. I know ADUs are a...
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Hi all!I have a question on adding bedrooms to a property. I am thinking about house hacking, and I would love to try and find a property where I can add a bedroom. If there is no opportunity for this in the main part...
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I was wondering if anyone has ever done any of those lease-back deals where you buy a condo or something and do a lease back deal for the first 5 years. I am a total newbie, but it APPEARS that its just like having ga...