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Hi All, I am planning to invest in Bakersfield, CA and looking to build a local team. Can you please recommend Property Managers in the Bakersfield Area. Thanks!
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Do people still buy property in California for any reason other than the weather? Seems like everything else about California sucks. High taxes. Soft on crime. People just stealing whatever and whenever they want. Hom...
It is my contention that in most circumstances you should not use a real estate agent to buy a single family home, and only in limited circumstances should you use one to sell. This strategy saved me approximately $15...
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About 10 days ago, I started a thread comparing investments in Cash Flow versus Appreciation properties. The response was overwhelmingly in favor of Cash Flow.Are there ANY investors investing for appreciation out th...
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Howdy Folks!I'm new to the BP community and I'm excited to be here! I'm a real estate fanatic. But now that I'm middle-aged (40), I'd like to simplify life. San Francisco has had a great rocket ship like run and I'm ...
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Hello, I am saving my money and reducing my spending while brainstorming ways to make money on the side so that I can begin to invest in real estate. I am interested in starting out with just 1 single family rental ...
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Hi BP community. I've been struggling with something recently that I was hoping to gain perspective on from those who have been there and are more experienced than I.I've been working exclusively with an agent for the...
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Hi all! I've been reading and listening to podcasts pertaining to real estate agents and real estate investment. I plan on in January taking the real estate pre-licensing course. I am currently a nurse working 5 days ...
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Hey BiggerPockets community!
I'm seeing a real opportunity for VA buyers in my market that I wanted to share with you all. Over the last few months I've noticed more and more assumable loans pop up, mainly VA and a c...