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Does anyone have an opinion as to why one should invest in real estate versus the stock market? Real estate investing seems exciting but investing in the stock market can be a more passive way to grow wealth long term...
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So I understand that having an LLC is beneficial but I have no idea where to start learning about the benefits and how it works. Any suggestions on business finance books or online classes (preferably free) so I can s...
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Economic Update
(Monday, November 23, 2020)
When COVID-19 arrived, all of us were confronted with an unexpected pandemic that upended the plans we had for 2020. But the pandemic is only part of our story. Whe...
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BP,I was speaking with a friend of mine who recently began working for a financial group. She mentioned that she had a few clients that had use their overfunded life insurance policy as financing for a deal. Basically...
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Hello everyone,We recently started investing in real estate in 2020. We are buy and hold investors and currently have 2 doubles in the cleveland area. We got into investing for it's wealth building annd tax benefits. ...
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Hello community,I’m a young construction professional preparing to go out on my own in the Los Angeles market. I’m working on a business plan to better define my business in my own mind. I’ll be getting my general con...
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Hi BP,It's always nice when you get to click "Real Estate Success Stories" as your Forum Category:)I would just like to share with the community that I am now an owner of 2 properties, because I just closed my 2nd dea...
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The global real estate market is expected to grow from $2,687.5 billion in 2020 to $2,774.5 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate of 3%. The transfer of wealth that occurs throughout real estate...
At a private fund raiser ( Bush was secretly video taped on a cell phone ) Bush JOKES about Wall Street and the housing meltdown. The video is now on the internet.
He really sounds DRUNK him self!
http://news.bbc.co...