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21 May 2024 | 10 replies
Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?
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21 May 2024 | 34 replies
Other than maybe investing in a REIT, very little of it is really passive, especially since a lot of the advantages of real estate relative to other investments revolve around the fact that you can *actively* participate in some fashion and end up with better returns than other, more passive investments (a mutual fund, for example).
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20 May 2024 | 11 replies
All foreclosures are based on gross fraud, forged signatures,fake documents, corrupted judges who are criminals working for the bankers.The same goes for the attorneys.This country doesn't have the lawyers, and public officials are not following the law.Not the common law not even their own fake, UCC code color of law.BAR attorneys are foreign agents trained to destroy American people and American Constitution!
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20 May 2024 | 3 replies
I have been learning a lot about investing in the U.S. but I am an American living in Thailand and actually came across an amazing deal here.But I am short about $50,000 for it.
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22 May 2024 | 31 replies
In a similar fashion, if you can imagine how much landscaping and underground infrastructure is in a golf course as compared to the clubhouse, that will give an indication of why an extremely high percentage of the property's value is allocated to the land improvements.
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20 May 2024 | 12 replies
I have an American Express Business credit card for my LLC which was setup with my EIN and backed with my SSN.
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20 May 2024 | 7 replies
He puts on this "hard working religious American" front, when in reality, hes just another scammer online.DO NOT BUY OR TRUST THIS GUY.
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23 May 2024 | 35 replies
You summed it up in brilliant fashion.
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20 May 2024 | 12 replies
They are as in-expensive as any competing importer and nobody matches their specs in the price range.The plywood is good hard plywood not the typical soft import plywood.Their products meet the California Air Resources Board Phase 2 requirements for formaldehyde emossions which is a huge issue with import plywood.Their finish is a UV cured, water based Benjamin Moore stain just like the American product.
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24 May 2024 | 259 replies
I work at American Pacific Mortgage but I can also broker if needed.