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31 August 2024 | 22 replies
I should add so many agents here, are gonna tell you this ******** about renting being a waste, but it’s literally cheaper by in some cases thousands a month when factoring in repairs, you can put excess savings into index funds etc. every single friend I have all of whom are pretty fiscally savvy have made the same calculation, I even have a good friend who is trying to sell his condo to rent because his monthly expenses will decrease when he sells his condo & he can be in a better area.
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2 September 2024 | 18 replies
Unless you are a professional athlete/movie star / influencer it’s hard for many to hear this but the world really doesn’t give a hoot about you.Having built hundreds of multimillion dollar homes and having worked on projects with two different professional sports teams owners - I would say less than 1% would use a land trust for anonymity and some of these people had 9 figures and several were billionaires.
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28 August 2024 | 0 replies
The New York-based retailer, which also owns Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury, recently announced plans to close and sell 55 stores this fiscal year, up from an initial 50, due to strong deal momentum.
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30 August 2024 | 7 replies
You need to know someone in the L&I office or in politics who has some influence to keep your project moving.
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30 August 2024 | 3 replies
IntroAstoria, Queens, has long been known for its culture, heavily influenced by European countries like Greece, Italy, Germany, Poland, Croatia, and other countries throughout the Eastern world.
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27 August 2024 | 43 replies
A lender may not attempt to influence the operations of a borrower except for the collection of amounts due.You can certainly partner, simply have XYZ Capital fund a loan to your Rehab LLC partnership and go at it, the LLC will be on the note with you as a principal.
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26 August 2024 | 3 replies
My strategy doesn't involve influence by any factors outside of my control.
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24 August 2024 | 2 replies
.: doorknocking, cold calling, speaking with online leads, contacting people within your sphere of influence, engaging with people on social media (not just posting), meeting people at networking events, etc.2.
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25 August 2024 | 10 replies
For brevity's sake, I understand the merit of seller's not paying professionals to negotiate against them and I am a proponent of brokers having greater flexibility and influence on compensation allocated, as it provides all parties greater chance of compromise.
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24 August 2024 | 3 replies
It will be VERY interesting to see how these three factors influence existing home sales over the next 3 months:Seasonal slowdown (-)Mortgage rates dropping (+)Buyers potentially paying their own buy-side brokerage commissions (-)Average Number of Offers Received per SaleThe average home sold in July 2024 had 2.7 offers, down slightly from 2.9 in June 2024, and well below 3.0 in July 2023.