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Hi,I was reading an article a few days ago that said 40% of Americans can't come up with $400 if they had an emergency. I couldn't believe almost half the country is that broke. The median household income is 60k, so ...
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Besides saving and paying extra money every month and biweekly payments,is there any other way to payoff mortgage faster?My goal is to own atleast 50 rental properties(all paid off) by 2035(i know pretty ambitious but...
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Hey guys,I've been noticing that many listing agents are not doing their jobs and not representing their sellers appropriately. For example, I have a current deal where the listing agent is extremely difficult to get ...
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Hey guys,
I was planning to attempt targeted door-knocking as my initial strategy, and I think I get what to do when the conversation gets going (find out what their situation is, listen listen listen, talk a...
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We see much discussion on how to find deals and buy deals. However not much is mentioned about how to handle the leads when you get them or HOW to CLOSE a deal.A great closer will out perform someone with superior kno...
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What are you seeing?
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Bee Hive,I would love to hear some thoughts/suggestions on where my wife and I should do our next vacation rental. We have owned long term rentals for quite some time and recently bought a vacation rental in Fort La...
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EUGENE Ore. (KPTV) - Eugene has become the first city in Oregon to outlaw gas appliance hookups for new residential construction.
This comes in the midst of ongoing efforts to cut emissions in order to battle climate...
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A recent post on BiggerPockets indicated the imposition of a new $500 per day fine in California for using potable water for ANYTHING but regular in-house use. No one at all commented on this. This is a serious statem...
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