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24 May 2024 | 17 replies
Correct me if I am wrong but Joe Schmoe with no experience and no education can call himself a financial advisor.There is no governing body that administers the term 'financial planner' so I put litte weight into that title / profession, whether it is fee based / non-fee based.
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24 May 2024 | 5 replies
Also, not diversifying overseas and having all your assets and income at the mercy of a single government is utterly (financially irresponsible).
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25 May 2024 | 9 replies
And even if not passed, there have been some less than positive press on funds to acquire large numbers of SFR in certain markets, and local governments are becoming less accepting of them.
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24 May 2024 | 10 replies
That's six months of free rent (thanks to the tax-payers and a government that loves to be generous with other people's money).
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23 May 2024 | 7 replies
Government reimbursement?
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23 May 2024 | 3 replies
Wages not keeping up with inflation, so people only have so much $ unless of another government bailout
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23 May 2024 | 1 reply
The ARV would be 780K at a 8% cap rate and I'd have a government contract to rent the units out to vetrans.
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23 May 2024 | 11 replies
Also ask the local corporations and government agencies who they use for setting up corporate housing.
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22 May 2024 | 2 replies
Books like Fooled by Randomness make it apparent that you see a lot of sucessful people on social media, books, etc; not the graveyard full of dead bodies/failed investors.
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23 May 2024 | 3 replies
The apartment would most likely be classified as a condominium in the US; individual owners and renters of single family homes/units in a multi-story, multi-unit building, with security, facilities, and common areas.To the point: My landlord has informed me he is raising the rent by 8.5% upon contract renewal in October, but read on.Dubai has government regulations concerning rental increases.