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2 July 2024 | 19 replies
people get great joy talking doom and gloom and Armageddon.I’ve been in the RE biz since 1978 and been thru several economic and market cycles.Stagflation in the 70s, 17% home loan rates in the early 1980s, the failure of 1/3 of American Savings and Loans in the early 1990s, the dot com boom the dot com bust, the subprime crisis in 2008, Covid………I’m probably forgetting a few.
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1 July 2024 | 25 replies
You increase their energy bill by having to run the pump excessively.
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1 July 2024 | 16 replies
Personally, I want to inspect each property, check county records and ordinances, come to understand the neighborhood including economics, crime, taxes, etc.
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30 June 2024 | 28 replies
And to get the #’s most people want, would require more doors (higher quantity), and therefore more time/energy intensive mgt issues.
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1 July 2024 | 7 replies
Myself and the Rent To Retirement team put in over a year of our time, energy & dedication to produce a comprehensive and detailed investment course we possibly could to set new investors up for success.
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29 June 2024 | 5 replies
As for cost, my nuclear-powered Duke Energy NC Residential Service (RES) costs $0.11661 per kWh.
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3 July 2024 | 55 replies
There are still plenty of high paying jobs left, but the economic fundamentals are certainly not great compared to many other opportunities in other markets
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30 June 2024 | 13 replies
I’m trying to be smart economically, but also get something that won’t cause us problems with low quality.
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30 June 2024 | 6 replies
Why would you spend all your time and energy trying to convert her into a good tenant, knowing you're unlikely to succeed?
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1 July 2024 | 23 replies
You are young and you have energy, so work a lot while you don't have any other commitments or people depending on you.