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Economic Update
(Monday, August 17, 2020)
The pandemic has reinforced and exacerbated many of the inequities in our soci...
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There are 500k sub-prime loans out there right now 41% of them are in default with late payments not to mention all the forclosures,and there are 700k Alt-A laons 54% of all of them were cash out refi the biggest co...
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I'm more interested in holding out and renting out a property than I am flipping one, but if I did find one for a good enough deal and managed to get rid of it fairly quickly, what are the taxes like?
I suppose there...
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I have recently been learning about infinite banking via whole life insurance loan. Is it a great place to start to get funding for my first deal? Any things I need to watch out for or words of advice for that method?
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With all the money being printed out by the government, what is everyone's plan as far as changing their criteria now to prepare for the next couple years with the projected major inflation?
Hello, I'm hoping somebody can help me understand the laws regarding utility payments in North Carolina a little better. I recently bought some property there where I plan on building a duplex, possibly two or three o...
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Hey everyone,Thanks in advance for reading.I'm new at this whole thing so I want to make sure I'm analyzing things all right. Please let me know what you think of the deal!I am looking at a buy & hold duplex turn-...
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Hi you all. Passed my pre-licensing exam 3 days ago and now preparing for state and national exam. Im looking to join broker after that. Im in Baltimore near Rosedale. Need suggestion and advice which one is better on...
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Hi AllMany people have decided to live without social media and to forgo the whole enterprise (myself included). Unfortunately, this means missing out on a robust set of tools. I'm interested in how folks in the BP co...
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Hello BP!I’ve been learning from BP for a couple of years. Now, I’m looking to get actively involved and grow my association with other members. Thank you to all who contribute. The knowledge shared on this site is in...