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3 June 2015 | 29 replies
The best-informed city officials believed that a majority of families moved to neighborhoods within a mile of the Gratiot site, crowding into an already decaying part of the city, and finding houses scarcely better and often more overcrowded than that which they had left.[19]Detroit riots[edit]Further information: 1967 Detroit riot and Detroit Race Riot (1943)The Detroit Race Riot of 1943 broke out in Detroit in June of that year and lasted for three days before Federal troops regained control.
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12 January 2015 | 15 replies
Such conduct ordinarily is perfectlyappropriate and lawful by persons acting “at arm’s length.”
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2 June 2016 | 1 reply
@JOSH ELIOTI'm a bit confused but the seller will ordinarily select the title and escrow companies.
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11 November 2015 | 4 replies
God bless our troops and our country!
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13 November 2015 | 21 replies
Its new to me because ordinarily we just assign contracts, buy and hold, or even fix and flip.
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17 April 2016 | 3 replies
Troop real estate does quite a bit of land resales.
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11 September 2016 | 15 replies
Also, I ordinarily steer clear of condos and prefer single family homes, mostly because condos don't appreciate as fast as SFHs (in most markets) and the HOA can range from being annoying to just downright getting in the way of your real estate plans, plus they can force you to pay assessments for upgrades and repairs to the whole building that run in the thousands of $.However, your market may be different because of crazy CA appreciation, and how young folks just starting out can only afford condos as their first primary residence purchase, leaving you with little choice if you want to dive in today to take advantage of low interest rates and expected appreciation.
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7 June 2016 | 12 replies
When you do this the tax you would ordinarily pay is deferred and you are actually using that tax to purchase more investment real estate.But it's the same story - your intent when you buy your property must be to hold for productive use not primarily for resale.
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1 February 2016 | 17 replies
Banks and brokerages were paid up front for creating loans while being temporarily insulated from the aftermath of failed loans.The expansion of mortgage products that popularized interest-only loans, only-adjustable rate mortgages, interest-only adjustable rate mortgages, even negative -amortizing “option arm” mortgages that allowed borrowers to actually increase their loan balances, rather than paying their mortgages down.Second-lien purchase mortgages that allowed borrowers to escape both mortgage insurance and a down payment.The loosening of credit standards that allowed borrowers with poor credit, few assets, and/or no verified income to buy homes they would not be able to sustain.Public policy and presidential speeches which created a demand for home ownership even among those who would not ordinarily qualify for mortgages.
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11 May 2016 | 10 replies
Dear Jo-Ann, I appreciate the warm welcome and your support for the troops.