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15 January 2025 | 8 replies
I've painted more walls, ceilings and trim work than I could ever count in my lifetime and *I* suck compared to professional painters, and most of my paint jobs could pass for lower-end professional jobs.
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7 February 2025 | 6 replies
If you are going to get a DSCR loan, you cannot live in the home, end of story.There's plenty of qualified LO's around here who's job it is to find the best product for you.
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26 January 2025 | 16 replies
If you are broke and trying to quit your job asap, the answer will be much different than what an acceptable answer would be for a professional investor who is a multimillionaire.
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4 January 2025 | 5 replies
I recently moved back to the U.S. after almost two decades working in international development and entrepreneurship across the African continent, from co-founding a tech-enabled logistics company in Ghana to negotiating public-private partnerships for infrastructure investments in Senegal.
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27 January 2025 | 6 replies
As for getting started at PPR, I had recently graduated from Temple University and was looking for jobs.
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23 January 2025 | 5 replies
Some of them even walk off the job, even after they pull permits and are technically responsible for the work.
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25 January 2025 | 8 replies
They yield results, but I understand a lot of other people have jobs where they cannot spend so much time on their listings.
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16 January 2025 | 6 replies
Personally, I bought a 3 bed single family home soon after starting my job and had two friends from college rent which covered my mortgage plus a little extra.
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18 January 2025 | 17 replies
Have a steady 9-5 job but looking to branch into real estate investing as well.
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6 January 2025 | 25 replies
Do you hate your job or hate your employer?