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Venting about Measure Y
I am the owner occupier of a triplex in Oakland. I would like to renovate one of my units, redoing the electrical (because it's painfully out of date), and redo the plumbing in that portion of the house before it beco...
Brandon Proctor
Starting out need help.
Hello BP I'm sure I'm the least experience and know the least about REI. I have been reading numerous forums about starting out in RE for the past few days and I must say I am very excited in trying my hand in this bu...
Joe S.
Off market deals! It’s easy find yourself some off market deals!
I have noticed a lot of realtors, newbies, and even folks that have been buying properties for a while and should know better telling folks to find off market deals. It is my strong belief and opinion that most of th...
J. Lamar Ferren
Attention Birddogs: This is a Must Read For You! (7 Steps To Get Started Now)
The purpose of this posting is to give you Birddogs (Property Locator sounds better) a little help in getting started in the birddog world. I just want to outline your responsibilities as a birddog and how to avoid pi...
Alex Agafonov
How to buy a second property?
First time poster, but definitely not my first time on these forums and I am never disappointed with the wealth of content on here. I am 23 and just closed on my first property this week using an FHA loan. I will hav...
Bruce Angel
Contractors
What questions do you ask when interviewing contractors?
Brandon M.
Another reason you should have a property manager
backstory: bought a house in Charlotte, NC with 100% financing back in 2006, lived in it for 3+ years, became rental after that. No equity so can't sell. Property became vacant a few months ago, I now live in Clearwat...
Justin Dixon
How to find duplex or multifamily homes
What are so good sites for me to search for duplex properties as well as multi family homes? I tried the zillow and sites like that but they don't have options for duplex only townhomes, condos, and sfh. Any suggests?...
Patrick Liska
security Deposit and Property Managers
Try to make this short and to the point. I have a realtor/ Property Management co that manages my properties in Pennsylvania. recently another real estate/ property management co. bought them out and merged but kept t...
David Soest
My review of Lifestyles Unlimited in Houston Texas
I just got back from the two day seminar in Houston, been wanting to go for years and after losing 17K on my last flip I decided it was time to pay the $750.00 and go. If you know nothing about real estate I'd say it'...