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As an investor who orders a significant number of exterior inspections on properties - I wanted to get others opinion on BPO’sPrimarily I find them useless. The valuations on them appear to be completely arbitrary and...
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Airbnb just now realizing this?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/airbnb-stock-falls-after-short-report-says-hosts-directly-compete-with-platform-173546532.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL20uZmFjZWJvb2s...
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I've owned (2) rental townhomes for 8 years - I've used a property manager and I've never once had any problems. However - - now, this won't just be a 'side' investment, I am out of my lifelong business career - - a...
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Many say grit and persistence keeps us going. @Engelo Rumora reminds us to be willing to keep going when you don't think you can keep going any longer. And I've learned that its about the relationships that you build...