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Los Angeles: You either love it or hate it. When I first moved here, I hated it; it was loud, busy, and it took forever to get anywhere. I complained to my boss, I complained to my coworkers, and [...]

Before I dipped my toes into the waters of flipping houses in low income areas, I assumed the worst. Though I hadn’t really thought about it in depth, my impression was that real estate [...]

“Do you think the market is making flipping houses harder?” my friend asked as she stirred her cup of coffee. I knew immediately what she was talking about. She had just missed four houses in a [...]

Are you thinking about flipping houses in Fresno CA? It’s a great idea, but you’ve got to be prepared for the market. I’m not what you would call a “California native.” I moved to California well [...]

There’s no real estate market in the world quite like the one in Bakersfield, CA. When I first started flipping houses in Bakersfield CA in the mid-2000s, the city was humming with upwardly [...]

When I first moved out of my parents’ house, I had $400 a month in my budget for rent. And even though that was many, many years ago, it didn’t get me very far. I ended up sharing a tiny, [...]

The bay area is one of my favorite places to visit. What’s better than breezy cities packed with vibrant businesses amidst a backdrop of the ocean on one side and scenic mountains on the [...]