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Ian MacLean Expat exploring Florida options
4 October 2017 | 4 replies
Hi everyoneI am a South African moving to Grand Cayman for 18 months for work in December, and I am without a doubt planning to diversify into US real estate during my time there.I am currently considering Florida, as it is the closest / most readily accessible state from the island, and more specifically Orlando or Tampa.In that regard, could anyone possibly shed some light on the following, as well as any other useful info you may have re these areas? 
Tony Thompson My Dad Gives Bad Advice. Help
29 November 2009 | 13 replies
At the risk of making a race-based assumption - something else I can't explain is that african american males that I know are either the tenants Mike described that withdraw their applications when they hear I do a background check....or are extremely successful entrepreneurs and investors themselves.I can explain it.
Christopher Garrow Cape Town landlord
9 March 2016 | 2 replies
My interest rate  from the bank is 8.5% which is quite good in South African terms.
Robin Grimes Tenant Applicants say the dumbest things
3 May 2023 | 1572 replies
Huskies weren’t really ever bred to be pets and are more aggressive still, and they don’t come close to some of the South African breeds, which regularly kill trainers and were bred not just for general guard duty but to kill people. 
John S. I just had 12x "discrimination" lawsuits/complaints filed against me...
7 September 2024 | 36 replies
I had to pay this lawyer a $7,500 retainer for them to even talk to me.Obviously this is BS, especially considering out of the 4 units that I have rented, 3 out of 4 of them are occupied by African American tenants, and 1 out of 4 of them are rented to Section 8.
Jamal L. Well-executed wholesale deals feel like well planned checkmate.
5 August 2015 | 89 replies
Lets atone the millions of subprime lending victims who were targeted by banks that did the reversal of redlining which was just as destructive and disproportionately affected African Americas.
Douglas B. Anyone out there specializing in under 30k properties?
3 April 2022 | 540 replies
Taxes here are sky high but we get good returns with this factored in.Our properties are in an African America section of town that some investors are afraid of.
Nathan Killebrew What is your favorite quote??
31 May 2020 | 313 replies
"- African Proverb"Luck is when preparation meets opportunity
Robert Frazier The morality of short term rentals
2 June 2022 | 114 replies
😂😂😂The US was founded squarely on two monumental crimes against humanity: the genocide of the Native Americans and the African slave trade.