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Economic Update
(Monday, March 15, 2021)
Almost exactly one year ago, March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a “Pandemic” for the first time in a hundred years. Look at all that has happened in th...
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Unemployment claims are inching down, the economy’s Q2 numbers were revised up a bit, and the sentiment in the articles I see all point to a recovery. Is this election propaganda or are we actually seeing what will...
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Hello,I have a question regarding fire suppression and fire sprinklers. My wife and I are in the process of creating a residential assisted living facility. As a matter of course, we have to bring the building up to...
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I looked at a loan request today. I know the area very well in Philadelphia, without seeing anything my first thought was the property was worth 350k or so. The appraisal came in at 640k, the comps they used were out ...
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Dear Community,
I was having an interesting discussion with another landlord on the real estate partners discord (https://discord.gg/pKh34Yu3PM) regarding tenants having service dogs. So basically, some jurisdictions...
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I just called my mortgage company to inquire about refinancing my mortgage and was told that lenders are not giving loans to anyone who is self-employed due to the pandemic. This is ridiculous! My income has remaine...
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I have found a house that I am considering purchasing as a Buy and Hold. We are still in negotiations and I have a pretty good idea of my costs and what I want to invest in the property to update and rehab it.My ques...
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I’d like to share with you what we’re doing with our properties to mitigate COVID-19’s impact on our properties, with the hope that you can use some of these ideas and strategies on your own properties. If you have ad...
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I know this is a far fetched dream probably but just going to throw the idea out here and see what everyone thinks....I have no where near done enough research but also know I'm not trying to offer anything tomorrow e...
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Has anyone had a tenant call there pet a service animal and try to get around the pet fee?