9 April 2024 | 13 replies
The inspection revealed that he had taken down on living room blinds, bedroom valance to the blind.
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11 April 2024 | 2 replies
Hi everyone, my name is Ernesto Martinez and I live in Oklahoma City.
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11 April 2024 | 31 replies
I live in Miami so starting to invest in properties that are local will not be the best move.
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12 April 2024 | 6 replies
And then I still wouldn't buy because if insurance keeps going up and up, it will be unsellable and tenants don't want to live in a flood zone unless they are on the upper floors.
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10 April 2024 | 27 replies
@Joe S. has the correct answer, but I will modify it slightly - "choose a degree that makes good money" but also that you are interested in or enjoy the field of study - I'd rather make less and enjoy what I do for my W-2 job than make a bit more and be miserable.
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10 April 2024 | 3 replies
However, I have enjoyed using Baselane for managing all of my properties.
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11 April 2024 | 2 replies
I do live in a lower-income area that is now up and coming (more job opportunities, more infrastructure being built, local amusement parks, close to city, etc).
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11 April 2024 | 12 replies
I live about 1.5 hrs east of Cincinnati.