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12 February 2025 | 75 replies
Put up at least 25 of them to start in high traffic areas where cars will be sitting, such as stop lights at busy intersections.
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18 January 2025 | 1 reply
However, rates have since moved upward.A 30-year fixed rate mortgage is once again sitting around 7% interest:For broader context, here’s a chart for 30-year fixed mortgage rates over the past 5 years:The real estate industry hoped 2024 would see a recovery in which mortgage rates fell and home sales climbed.
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13 January 2025 | 2 replies
Seems like there are a lot of individuals in this boat - especially in my sons line of work - which is lighting and tech for special events and music tours.
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28 January 2025 | 19 replies
Propose starting small, like a single-family rental or house hack, with a clear, low-risk plan to minimize concerns.Leverage your industry connections and offer to handle the initial responsibilities, demonstrating your commitment and capability.
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28 December 2024 | 0 replies
For practitioners in the real estate industry, the biggest challenge is not just the difficult work, high risks, or immense pressure, but the necessity to learn to let go of complete control over outcomes.
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15 January 2025 | 8 replies
The Property Manager usually does light cleaning and repairs between tenants.Recommendations or another way to think about this?
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19 January 2025 | 10 replies
Does not affect your debt to income for future loans in the mortgage industry (auto loans could look different, but i would think similar so hopefully no worries there).
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7 February 2025 | 25 replies
I've never seen anything like this in 15 years of being in the industry.
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26 January 2025 | 13 replies
I’m honestly surprised it’s not ranked higher in the industry.
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31 January 2025 | 46 replies
When the reference was written it was valid but since then ISSUES have come to light and I NOT LONGER WISH TO BE ASSOCIATED with this current reference!