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12 December 2024 | 49 replies
From talking to locals, there's a couple of issues than need to be addressed, some are the non-ecological practices that some of those developers have, unfortunately, our government profits from this investors and allows them to destroy manglers (which are the natural water purifying system of that area) dismantling hectares of mangroves and degraded the habitat of resident and migratory species burying animals alive.There's proof of fecal material floating beneath the city of Tulum, only 20% of the water is sent to the water treatment plant, there's no infrastructure for the exponential growth.The landfills in the middle of the jungle that is leaking hazardous pollutants into the freshwater system and that something that developers won't tell you.I love my country and it would be a disaster for everybody if this place ends up like some other great beaches around the world, that are completely ruined by greedy investors not following the rules.There's no urban or comprehensive master plan, and one of the risks is that Tulum will be like Playa del Carmen is today, overgrown and with environmental devastation.I will advise doing a lot of research before getting something in Tulum, different country, different rules, and practices.
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3 December 2024 | 3 replies
The rates and market have made San Diego a tough buy and hold market.
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1 December 2024 | 68 replies
But if the blue sky materialized then repurchasing that equity could still turn into a win/win.
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8 December 2024 | 10 replies
The policy consideration behind the higher leveraged loans is to provide financing for individuals who have high earning potential and are at the start of their career where the earning potential has not yet materialized and perhaps are dealing with the added burden of student loans.
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4 December 2024 | 6 replies
Issues we faced were conflicting opinions on the next home we should purchase for our portfolio and what upgrades to do when we were doing a flip, the cost of labor and materials, etc.
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4 December 2024 | 31 replies
Hello, I’m interested on getting some insight from anyone willingI currently live in Seattle and want to get into REI but the cost out here makes it tough to be able to get involved without capitalI read the out of state investing book and it got me interested in trying somewhere that I don’t have to burn up all my capital to get started1.
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30 November 2024 | 0 replies
Hi all,I'm looking for advice and experience in how tough is it to sell land in Mexico living in the states.
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30 November 2024 | 1 reply
I’m trying to utilize 1% rule and it’s tough with current market
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29 November 2024 | 27 replies
While you may be able to measure energy to some precision that you are satisfied with close to the point of delivery - what you will have a very tough time accounting for how those losses are split amongst your units.
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2 December 2024 | 13 replies
I stopped at the "right" part.You need to start interviewing PMs in Austin, getting a feel for prices to renovate(hvac, water heater, floors for material + labor, etc.).