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13 February 2025 | 3 replies
Consider the broader economic factors like local employment rates, schools, and public amenities, which can influence both demand and pricing.
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4 February 2025 | 9 replies
Some buyers enter these agreements without fully understanding the financial commitment, often influenced by overly optimistic advice.
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17 February 2025 | 118 replies
I say Trump puts his size 11s up Powells butt by this summer.However, the implementation of tariffs, or just the threat of tariffs, is likely to influence rates, by impacting inflation numbers, and this influence may come quickly if prices for many common goods and services and raw materials riseYou are assuming that the typical view of Tariffs that we hear from the Dems and the Media are the way they actually work.
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10 February 2025 | 1 reply
A few influencing factors will sum up the drive of today's landscape:Inventory & Competition: Although inventory levels have risen some, competition on good deals still seems fierce.
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14 February 2025 | 7 replies
There are a lot of influencers, courses, and coaches out there who only want to make money by selling subpar information that doesn't help people.Please let me know if you have any experience or information on this particular program or a better program or coach.
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12 February 2025 | 3 replies
Any brokerage can be the right fit for you so long as you commit to taking initiative and putting in the work.By 'work', I mean income-producing activities (lead generation and follow-up) i.e. cold calling, door-knocking, contacting your sphere of influence, networking, hosting open houses, running online advertising, marketing (paper or online), or anything else that will get you in front of prospective clients.My first broker rarely answered my phone calls and by the time she responded, I'd often already have the answer I was looking for.
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5 February 2025 | 9 replies
It's mostly a joke.I think it did good - the influencer who opines regularly on cap rates, interest rates, the Fed, inflation, and is generally an economist, or even a bit of a philosopher, probably does alright!
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24 January 2025 | 4 replies
It seems there’s a common misconception largely influenced by social media, online courses, and influencers who oversimplify the process that real estate is an easy, passive way to generate income with minimal effort.
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1 February 2025 | 1 reply
Then what happens is the lender reports your payment history to the credit bureaus and each time hereafter if you ask for another loan and the lender pulls your credit then they are going to see your payment history and whether you made your loan payments or not which will likely influence whether or not they lend you money.
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10 February 2025 | 11 replies
These penalties include:Five years in prisonUp to $500,000 in finesEquity Skimming may also result in Conspiracy charges, specifically conspiracy to commit bank fraud and false statements to influence a financial institution.