
16 September 2024 | 0 replies
Economists note that job growth in typically underreported industries fell by 42,000 compared to the 6-month average, suggesting August’s numbers may understate actual gains.Key Employment GainsConstruction: +34,000 jobs, driven by heavy civil engineering and nonresidential trade contractors.Healthcare: +31,000 jobs, though slower than the past year's monthly average of 60,000.Social Assistance: +13,000 jobs, with more modest growth compared to previous months.Other growing sectors include financial activities, wholesale trade, and government (+24,000 jobs).Job Losses and Sector StrugglesManufacturing: -24,000 jobs.Retail: -11,100 jobs.Temporary help employment continues to shrink, reflecting business uncertainty.Wage and Fed Policy ImplicationsWages rose by 0.4% in August, up 3.8% year-over-year, supporting a cautious approach by the Federal Reserve on deeper rate cuts.

16 September 2024 | 0 replies
This strategic renovation approach significantly increased the home’s market value, allowing us to position it for a high return on investment.
16 September 2024 | 6 replies
Equally Splitting the Bill: One straightforward approach could be to divide the total water bill evenly between the two units each month.

20 September 2024 | 114 replies
In the real estate investment field long enough, we all have losing investments; those that don’t work out as planned, and those that approach the “disaster” state.

14 September 2024 | 23 replies
Internal corrosion in the lines can and will affect the pressure and draining capabilities of the plumbing system at some point in the future.

21 September 2024 | 69 replies
While there's merit in focusing on equity and long-term gains from A/B-class property investments, it's important to recognize this as just one of many successful approaches.

18 September 2024 | 23 replies
Though I found it myself, I approached the seller through my agent.

18 September 2024 | 24 replies
Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

17 September 2024 | 8 replies
Maybe you approach the sellers and tell them for $100k you can make them $1M.

16 September 2024 | 9 replies
Here are my general thoughts (gonna try and approach as objectively as possible):1) Having a VA call for your CAN work, but a few requirements need to be in place: a) you need to have a proven system for them to plug into (solid lists, proven offer and results), too many newbie investors are afraid to call and think that hiring a VA is all they need to do.