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Under Contract! TIC sale in LA

Congrats to my buyer for opening escrow on a TIC sale!! This is a strategy that allows more than one person to purchase a property, and make it more affordable. TIC stands for “tenants in common.” There are multiple ways to do this strategy, but in this case the duplex is split into two units…
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Mailbox money Monday!

Mailbox money Monday <3 This is me on the way to #FIRE (Financial independence retire early) I am about a third of the way toward my goal and I’ve got 4 more years to get there! My rentals pay me via check but now I invest passively in real estate syndications which allow me to…
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Under contract! Land visions in Sunland

Congrats to my buyers for opening escrow on this gorgeous land vision home! I was so excited when we first talked about their dreams of creating community farming space, growing food & human connection intertwined. We’ve been looking in the San Fernando Valley where their roots are, and stumbled on this fixer house with mature…
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Is the market going to crash?!

Honestly, I can’t tell you. 🙂 But, what I CAN tell you is that many of my conversations with clients over the past few years have consisted of “I wish I had bought back in 2010…2012…2015…” Well, here’s your chance to stop kicking yourself for not getting in sooner! I am not changing my tune despite…
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Just Closed! 18 units in LA

We just closed on 3 more apartment buildings in South Los Angeles, for a total of 18 units. Do you want to learn about how I invest in real estate locally? Let’s set up a call! www.lyonideas.com/call

Under contract! Treehouse in Highland Park

Woohoo! Congrats to my buyers for getting this place under contract! 🎉 They lovingly call it “the treehouse” perched on a hill with views for days. 🌲 I love how persistent they were. This property kept being on the market, kept having open houses, and we just kept offering on it. 😂 😂 😂 Finally,…
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5 Houses Under $500k in LA!

A lot of people come to me super excited to start the real estate journey. Others come to me already discouraged, having had a bad experience, or feeling like this isn’t possible for them. To all, I say — you can do this! 🎉 I’ll walk you through this whole process from start to finish,…
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Just Listed! 1417 S Norton Ave

Just Listed! 1417 S Norton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90019 Looking for a house to make your own? Time to revive this Mid City Craftsman jewel! HUGE potential. Two story home with 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms plus a bonus room just aching to be brought back to life. Gorgeous covered front porch. Original built-ins.…
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Opened Escrow! 4260 Via Arbolada #232

Congrats to my sellers for getting this NELA condo under contract in 5 days! It really just takes a motivated buyer to make it happen. We don’t need 47 offers, like in all the media hype. I’ll be honest — flexing on Instagram that my seller got an offer over asking is just stating the…
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Sold! 2504 Pine St

Had an amazing time helping these first time homebuyers purchase their home in Bakersfield! This was truly a heartwarming transaction… seller was moving out of state and was so sweet, she threw in all her furniture to help this new family start off right in their new home! This is the kind of old school…
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