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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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It has been in the news a lot recently about Iran's current leaders and their contempt toward the west!
Could things be changing? It appears the country is uprising against the leaders!!!!
See this news report.
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Owners of thousands of Los Angeles wooden apartment buildings at risk of collapse in a major earthquake will begin receiving retrofit orders as early as February 2016, according to the Los Angeles Times. The LA City ...
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There are three issues around water utilities work that don't make that much sense to me. These issues are likely to get much worse due to the lack of investment of in water infrastructure and climate change in the co...
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So it appears that the GSE model is officially being declared dead by the Obama administration and is nearing major reform from what I am reading from a number of sources. Any thoughts on what this means for us going...
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I have searched BP forums in a few ways to see what the chatter is about Puerto Rico and the posts that pop up are old. Very surprising. I understand that PR is kind of USA territory but kind of not - which will under...
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Opportunity zones in Phoenix are a hot topic. This article explains what they are and explores both the good and bad of Opportunity Zones here. Thought it might be useful for current and future investors in Phoenix, S...
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Hello BP community,I have just finished rehabbing my first rental property and the next door neighbor approached me and asked me if I would consider renting the property to her since she is licensed to foster special ...
What book influenced your knowledge, viewpoints, and overall life the most? Additional question- What is your book suggestion for someone just entering real estate?
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Hello everyone!
I've been a listener of the BiggerPockets podcast for about a year and have been reading up on several online articles and started collecting book recommendations to better prepare me for this journey...