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27 April 2022 | 6 replies
I'm a mobile notary/loan signing agent, and I actually work with the prop-tech division of First American which handles the offerpad closings.
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15 April 2018 | 11 replies
I do agree with @Anthony R. that you need to be sure to include enough in your budget for repairs and also Capital Expenditures (new roof, furnace, etc) I think @Ben Leybovich did a study a while back and found the average home in American needed about $250 in repairs per month if you really figure in everything that will eventually wear out (the entire home accept the foundation and framing).
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26 April 2018 | 14 replies
At the heart of this issue is the fact that Americans have a culture of buying too many things and we can’t seem to get rid of most of it.
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4 July 2018 | 46 replies
I've been using two cards; Chase Slate and American Express Hilton Rewards.
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14 January 2019 | 15 replies
American Samoa; Arizona; California; Colorado; Georgia; Idaho; Kentucky; Michigan; Mississippi; Nebraska; New Jersey; Oklahoma; Puerto Rico; South Carolina; South Dakota; Vermont; Virgin Islands; and Wisconsin.Qualified Opportunity Zones retain this designation for 10 years.
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20 April 2018 | 8 replies
If the sales price is high enough, First American title might do it
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24 March 2021 | 12 replies
You might look at American Home Owner Preservation.
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21 April 2018 | 25 replies
However that and funeral services are the biggest money sink the average American has.
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18 April 2018 | 6 replies
Americans overspend and are marketed to like crazy.
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19 April 2018 | 2 replies
To actually live the American dream that is presented to them, when they are convinced to do a HELOC....... and/or/etc...I’m asking for ones opinion on comments on buying into programs, like Fortune Builders?