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9 October 2024 | 312 replies
@Carlos Ptriawan is a gem on these boards and deserves more respect, even if you don't like his answers or agree with him.
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1 October 2024 | 15 replies
I'm making $1000 per month and $800 per month respectively after accounting for vacancy.
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7 October 2024 | 35 replies
I've now learned that this is because so few respectable vendors will work with them after not being paid for jobs that the ones who will work with them are not necessarily the A squad..
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2 October 2024 | 17 replies
We would have been better off discounting the rent 7% and finding tenants that would respect our property and rent year after year.
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30 September 2024 | 10 replies
Always good to work with a seasoned rep who is reliable well respected and has aggressively priced products.
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1 October 2024 | 2 replies
A good rule - as long as the plumbing and electric has been updated, a well-built home from the mid-20th century is a better investment and will likely outlast a newer build.Credit to the respective author
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2 October 2024 | 24 replies
@Greta Andrews Dave Ramsey a nationally respected financial expert , best selling author, and financial advisor calls whole life( cash value) insurance a con job orchestrated on novice investors by “ enthusiastic ignoramuses” masquerading as financial advisors.Borrowing money from yourself and paying interest on your own money is a non common sense approach to investing.
28 September 2024 | 8 replies
If the answers are "yes" and "no" to those questions, respectively I'd highly suggest you look into Detroit's down payment assistance program.
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7 October 2024 | 190 replies
We've seen a lot of uninformed views in this thread.I would encourage the bulls to respect that crytpo is not for everyone and we have to respect an individual investor's tolerance for risk.And I want to thank @Russell Brazil for the absolute best comment in the thread earning him some 100 votes by the time this thread dies out!
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29 September 2024 | 5 replies
Be respectful to the inspector and apologetic for the troubles the tenant has caused them and the neighbors.