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Not sure how we end up where we do, but in 2009 I found myself firmly on my way to shaking hands with the ‘American Dream’. My parents were so proud, I was a college grad and working as an engineer for Chevron. Tasked...
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Greetings all! Long story short: I'm highly interested in pursuing the buy and hold route as a real estate investor, however, trying to buy in my own backyard (Orange County, CA) is a bit of a challenge due to the ins...
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Hi All, I am looking to get your opinion as to what you would do if you were in my situation.. and what I potentially can do.Situation:I have some not so ideal inherited tenants that I have been living next door with ...
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I am curious as to where all of you think the Bay Area market is going after Shelter in Place is lifted and the COVID-19 crisis starts to wind down? Currently, it is difficult to assess the true impact on the local re...
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My husband and I moved out of our leased home a few weeks ago. We always kept the place extremely neat & clean the entire 13 months we lived there. We actually own and operate a high-end luxury home cleaning busin...
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Hello EveryoneMy name is Mark and I am an MBA student at SMU in Dallas. Two friends of mine from the program are interested in investing in rental properties and have a particular strategy in mind, but I want feedback...
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I've seen the astounding results rent by the room can have and was wondering if anybody here had any experience in this as I had a few questions regarding it. Does this strategy seem too intense for a first shot in th...
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I have been reading a lot since joining the forum. Now I am finally ready to pull the trigger after getting over the biggest hurdle... convincing the wife.So I currently hold 2 SFRs with no mortgage in San Gabriel Val...
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How does one legally give the 15 day notice to cure for a lease violation in CT? The violation is that the legal tenants brought in a tenant who is not on the lease, without obtaining our permission. Is there a spec...
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So my wife and I are buying our first rental. We live in Oregon and the real estate prices are so high that we would need an extremely large downpayment in order to get our payments down to the point of making 2X our ...