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25 November 2024 | 16 replies
., but also fortunate that your borrower didn’t contest your business-purpose loan as being for a consumer purpose.
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9 December 2024 | 98 replies
Currently, Bitcoin mining is estimated to consume more power than is used in the entire country of Ireland per year.
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27 November 2024 | 1 reply
This negative position can consume years of cash flow to recover.
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25 November 2024 | 23 replies
I fold the letter, stuff it and place the precancelled stamp on it at a rate of 94 envelopes per hour.....takes forever.Add in screw ups (see my post about 3000 yellow letters down the drain) and you have yourself a time consuming, repetitive, completely boring endeavor.If you plan on sending a few hundred a month you can swing it on your own but if your time is worth anything you'll outsource.
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28 November 2024 | 23 replies
I am responding as a consumer not a STR owner we had one its lasted for us for exactly one tenant then we felt it was too much work for the return on investment we do much better loaning money and buidling new homes than to worry about people goofing up our homes :)I do have some MTR you know fully furnished homes in Vegas and those are money makers for us top of the line tneants paying double the going rate for rent.
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26 November 2024 | 86 replies
The US has consumer protection rights that should apply to this space.
26 November 2024 | 3 replies
The downside to this approach is that it can be time consuming and tedious to find exactly what you’re looking for.
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21 November 2024 | 6 replies
(Which is also good for top tier agents) To the consumer, there are also pluses and minuses.
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20 November 2024 | 15 replies
NMLS Consumer Access is a fully searchable website that allows the public to view information concerning state-licensed companies, branches, and individuals licensed and registered through NMLS.
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21 November 2024 | 6 replies
I think it would be a disservice to all of the consumers who utilize BiggerPockets to learn and network with professionals and service providers to not have this new information given to them.Bob Prisco (aka Bob Stevens) actually utilized a 2nd BiggerPockets profile from 2018 to 2020.