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11 July 2024 | 1 reply
Headline (total) inflation for the past month was negative, -0.1%.Core inflation (total inflation minus food and energy) was up only 0.065%, so it gets rounded to 0.1% increase.
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13 July 2024 | 0 replies
Howdy BP, If you were an investor with $2-4M to invest (leveraged against another property at around 6.5%) and looking for the lowest energy and management input but the highest free cash flowing asset, what and where would it be?
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15 July 2024 | 11 replies
Again any information about the macro economics and potential of the area will be greatly appreciated.
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14 July 2024 | 7 replies
One of my strategies will be to put money into energy efficiency to decrease heating costs, and increase my cash flow - Maine has some good loan programs/rebates that can really help tighten up a building, and finance efficient heating, so I'll be taking advantage of those.
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16 July 2024 | 33 replies
Even at that I do face economic challenges and pitfalls, I am not protected against future rate changes.It can be done, but it’s definitely not as “easy” or as simply lucrative as many guru’s teach.
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12 July 2024 | 5 replies
@Jagan ReddyThere is physical occupancy versus economic occupancy.
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14 July 2024 | 56 replies
This lowers the energy bill for the tenant as they will use the window a/c units much less.Since it’s near the lake, it gets pretty humid and stuffy and air circulation is a tremendous help.It’s also much quieter, which is good as that area is relatively peaceful.
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12 July 2024 | 2 replies
Coupled with the economic slowdown that's occurring, I'd be cautious to say the least.
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12 July 2024 | 4 replies
Mentors for me have come in the form of friendships over time, but honestly, most of them were made at an IN-PERSON MEETUP....there is something about physical energy that makes a huge difference.Happy to connect to share some of my experiences!