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10 July 2024 | 256 replies
Yeah, who knows, maybe he'll get featured on an upcoming episode of American Greed.Originally posted by @Chris Seveney:I share the sentiments of many on here.
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8 July 2024 | 42 replies
Tim Bratz is an episode of American Greed waiting to happen.
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4 July 2024 | 8 replies
American, Canadians and other investors have invested billions of dollars that way for decades and it's only be accelerating over recent years.3.
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3 July 2024 | 40 replies
I HAVE TALKED WITH CHINA COMPANIES AND AMERICAN COMPANIES AND IT'S THE SAME PRODUCT , SAME HOUSE SUQARE FOOTAGE BUT AMERICAN COMPANIES ARE CHARGING WAY MORE.
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2 July 2024 | 12 replies
Mexico is by far the main market for the whole area and one of the main agents in Puerto Vallarta, one of the main markets, recently told me that every American he knows who is a pro rehabber in the US who's done a rehab there has hated it and said they'd never do it again.Hope this helps.
2 July 2024 | 8 replies
Ehhh my own fault.I'm deep on regional banks.I believe they are the back bone of American small business and all seem very well positioned.After reviewing many P&L's and balance sheets, I see lot's of value but time will tell.I'll either be a hero or a zero with this high risk investment.Wishing you much success and keep the dream alive
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2 July 2024 | 9 replies
$50k / $1300 = 38 months to pay off your loan ... and you get to keep the asset.So many people are financially short-sighted and want immediate gratification, which is why so many Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck.
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2 July 2024 | 108 replies
I also know high equity individuals , some are close friends, but these are not 32% or third of American population.
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2 July 2024 | 19 replies
people get great joy talking doom and gloom and Armageddon.I’ve been in the RE biz since 1978 and been thru several economic and market cycles.Stagflation in the 70s, 17% home loan rates in the early 1980s, the failure of 1/3 of American Savings and Loans in the early 1990s, the dot com boom the dot com bust, the subprime crisis in 2008, Covid………I’m probably forgetting a few.
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29 June 2024 | 27 replies
:-) I have always just done American Craftsman (Home Depot) or ThermaStar (Lowe's) depending on which store is closing to my job, but truth be told I would think I could find something at a more contractor/landlord friendly price but haven't done well in locating someone yet.