8 May 2023 | 7 replies
I have a college degree, but I can tell you, and this may be controversial, that it's not helped me one bit.
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15 July 2020 | 31 replies
AirBnB in SD is controversial, however, I do not believe it is “off limits” as stated above.
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4 August 2022 | 6 replies
Student loan forgiveness is a controversial topic but here’s why I feel this way: Paying off student loans means we are transferring a trillion dollars out of the private sector (which is your salary and RE investing potential and is the only source for economic growth) to government agencies which use money extremely inefficiently and impede economic growth.
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7 July 2022 | 64 replies
so far for me, celebrating every win, and every new problem-- promotes growth in the business!
7 February 2017 | 47 replies
Also Hats off to @Sam Craven for gracing this thread before his newfound Celebrity on one of the latest podcasts.
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10 May 2016 | 27 replies
(I probably could have chosen his last dinner in Korea a little more carefully ^^)Taste of Thailand - KyungridanWe had a collection of Seoul REI Members as well as a local restauranteur / celebrity that Matthew new from his college days.Our conversation centered around:* How to use banks to transfer money back and forth between the two countries* Setting up an LLC while living outside the country* The best entity structure for non US citizens when investing in the US* The local Korean markets and the highly leveraged "Junse" strategy of investing (see my BP Members blog for more articles on that)* Gold as an asset and different types of gold-based account (bottom line on this - Make sure your bank actually has the gold!)
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31 March 2017 | 68 replies
Some topics are controversial and heated debates are understandable, but this is pretty tame.
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27 June 2023 | 2 replies
.- On May 8, 2023, Las Vegas high schools celebrated a major achievement as more players from their schools were selected in the NFL Draft than any other jurisdiction in the nation.
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30 January 2023 | 51 replies
Just celebrity flippers, nothing more.Gary Vaynerchuk - Nothing to do with real estate.Mark Cuban - Nothing to do with real estate.Why not people who are ACTUALLY IN THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS (aside from BC)?
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6 March 2019 | 2 replies
In 2013, it was deemed the 17th most dangerous neighborhood in the country, and yet they recently celebrated a whole year without a homicide.