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4 November 2024 | 2 replies
It is the main form of communication today.
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11 November 2024 | 12 replies
I have been with Fundrise since late 2017 but all Real Estate equity (~75%) and debt (~25%) with a fairly small investment that, according to their calculations, has returned gross ~7.5%pa (growth + dividends) over that 7 year period.So the above is not bad based on general risky asset long term annual returns, but the S&P 500 has returned (growth+ dividends reinvested) ~14.3% pa over that same period (source: using https://ofdollarsanddata.com/sp500-calculator/).
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4 November 2024 | 5 replies
Also if I feel they are not actually motivated to act on a deal I send them I would rather not send it to them.Maybe a better option would be to communicating to your current realtor that you want them to be actively looking for you and sending you on market deals.
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6 November 2024 | 2 replies
It's also fairly easy to do virtually.The money is made in land flipping on the "improvements" you make on the land.
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6 November 2024 | 0 replies
Hello, I believe this program is fairly new, so I don't know if anyone would, but do any MI investors have experience using the "Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund" through an organization Michigan Saves?
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8 November 2024 | 21 replies
Word to the wise- find fair contractors and vendors, pay them fairly, pay them fast and treat them well.
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8 November 2024 | 3 replies
So, we obtaina full credit report and review collections, chargeoffs, age of credit accounts, active accounts, etc.to build an overall credit evaluation.FICO ScorePct of PopulationDefault Probability800 or more13.00%1.00%750-79927.00%1.00%700-74918.00%4.40%650-69915.00%8.90%600-64912.00%15.80%550-5998.00%22.50%500-5495.00%28.40%Less than 4992.00%41.00%Source: Fair Isaac CompanyPublic RecordsWe also obtain data from national databases about evictions, convictions and sex-offender histories.
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6 November 2024 | 5 replies
You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise violating the law in an egregious manner.
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4 November 2024 | 26 replies
Most of these are fairly cheap education.
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6 November 2024 | 26 replies
I really want to go with them, but it would be fairly easy to con me.