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8 March 2024 | 121 replies
Although it is strange that other countries are looking to China, who devalued their currency just a few years ago.Many forecasts I have seen look at a few indicators, but as you can see, there are many other pressures at work that could help investors, but could also cause a recession, or depression, if they fail in a big way.
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27 February 2024 | 36 replies
Muskegon Heights 15 years ago was not "B" class and was depressed but there has been a lot of investment in the Muskegon area the past decade and everything is on the upswing.
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1 March 2024 | 140 replies
That's depressing or limiting their value.
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25 February 2024 | 5 replies
George OrwellIn this small story, I want to show you how I entered into real estate investments, making bad mistakes, taking risks, living in a depressed neighborhood and finally making some profit.My family came to the US in December 2016.
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26 February 2024 | 11 replies
Apply the kind of occupancy you'd like to see in the overall market to have a good investment (a too low figure will be bad for your occupancy but, the worst effect will be its depressing effect on the average daily rate).
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26 February 2024 | 58 replies
Then starts the $750 a day fines and the lien.The only possible problem might be this - he says some people (the ones with a mental/hoarding disorder) will not surrender even with the fines.
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23 February 2024 | 14 replies
I started out in one with troubled young women ages 18-24 who had some light depression and needed to finish their GEDs and learn life skills.
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20 February 2024 | 9 replies
That's super depressing if the money we spent hunting for a property that we assumed we would be able to claim as business expenses can't actually be claimed at all.
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20 February 2024 | 11 replies
I am trying to fill a gap between today and when my obsession can start :)Oh, and did I mention I'm a veteran with PTSD (resulting in hyper brain activity) that has leds to sleep disorders, and I already had OCD to top it off?
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23 February 2024 | 387 replies
I've heard good things about Spartan Invest as well, but haven't worked with them directly.You have to be careful in Birmingham, though - it's a pretty depressed market, especially around the city center.