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13 August 2024 | 15 replies
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16 August 2024 | 21 replies
or buy something with an ADU and you live in the ADU and rent out the main house.the current environment is just tough.
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16 August 2024 | 19 replies
It's exacerbating the challenges with the high rate environment.
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12 August 2024 | 0 replies
Despite a challenging economic environment marked by inflation and slowing consumer spending, major dining chains like Taco Bell, Outback Steakhouse, and Applebee’s are pushing ahead with expansion plans.Yum Brands—parent company of Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut—opened 894 new locations globally in Q2 2024, marking a 5% increase in total units from last year.
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14 August 2024 | 134 replies
Again, I will emphasize I am NOT stating that Praxis Capital is a "bad" sponsor - they are not a fly by night Syndicator that is going to abscond w/your money by any means and I believe their accounting is likely very rigorous (and they do get generate their K-1s in a timely manner) but I have done better w/other Sponsors in terms of return for my money, investing in properties or assets that have held their value even during this high interest rate environment and perhaps even work more hands on w/direct management of their properties (w/their property mgr).
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12 August 2024 | 0 replies
How are you financing your purchases in this lending environment?
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12 August 2024 | 20 replies
Could I be stunting my growth as a person by not changing my environment and forcing myself to adapt?
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19 August 2024 | 244 replies
I feel no obligation and want to foster a welcoming environment where people can ask "stupid" questions.
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20 August 2024 | 452 replies
That's the current lending environment.
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11 August 2024 | 3 replies
Boxabl acknowledges SEC inquiry in updated filing | Business Insider India its a double whammy start up and trying to sell in a very tough interest rate environment. along with inflation and cost of components to the point their 50k to 60k box probably cost them quite a bit more to produce than what they were going to sell it for.