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Hi all,I'm a newbie from Northern California, specifically Oakland. I'm new to real estate investing and am interested in buy and holds, small multi-family units (primarily duplexes) as well as single family homes. I'...
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Hi all!I'm looking for recommendations for good property management companies in Northern California (specifically in the east bay/oakland area). I need a company who can manage a condo rental. Looking for one that ca...
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My mother is retired and has ok credit (~700). I'm curious to hear from lenders on how hard it is for a retiree with ~$3K monthly income to get a HELOC? The property is a duplex and has approx value of $800K+, one un...
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Hi there,Soon I'll be downsizing my elderly mother and having her move in with me and want to sell her home. It's an older duplex in northern california that my grandfather owned and made various modifications to way ...
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Hi BP community of San Diego,
I am looking to renovate a small (and only) ~45 sq ft bathroom and some minor kitchen work in our soon to be first rental!
Have already screened at least 4 contractors, most were pers...