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19 November 2024 | 111 replies
I got recertified in the military on my weapon every 6 months and without regular practice and in a controlled environment I still had difficulty with the target.It gives many (not all) people a false sense of security, like they're going to pull out their weapon and go Steven Segal on the situation, when the most appropriate response most of the time is to exit the situation (run/hide/etc).There are reasonable alternatives to carrying a firearm that are at least worth considering for your particular situation.
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12 November 2024 | 8 replies
I do inspections regularly and make suggestions, but nothing changes.
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11 November 2024 | 20 replies
Just regular ones.It sounds like the consensus is to just put up a second mailbox on the street and label them as A and B.
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11 November 2024 | 14 replies
Just like you, she can do RE as a side gig and learn a lot more while she keeps her own nest egg going and her lendability strong with a regular job.You should loop her into a major document with all of the properties and all of the profit and loss and go through them one by one and talk about whether to sell or keep, and also base it on geography for her and your collective choice of management.
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11 November 2024 | 13 replies
Yes, my mom would pay rent; or rather, I would be paying it but for purposes of the analysis I'm just assuming a regular tenant.
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17 November 2024 | 30 replies
Regularly performing or overseeing maintenance and repairs c.
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11 November 2024 | 11 replies
Add to that when you put <20% down, you're going to have PMI on top of the regular mortgage payments.
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7 November 2024 | 3 replies
The plan is to: - Make regular payments on the seller-held mortgage for the agreed-upon term.- Pay off the balloon payment at the end of the term.- Immediately refinance the property with a traditional bank mortgage to pull out a significant portion of equity.
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8 November 2024 | 19 replies
I accept them and mitigate the risk by (a) screening the animals, (b) having a solid set of rules that are quickly and fairly enforced, (c) regular inspections, especially for cat units, and (d) charging a monthly pet fee.Let's say I have five single-family homes.