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The government shutdown, the proverbial “psyche!” by legislators, certainly caused a stir among private money and hard money lenders. With so many government-backed loans in limbo, many borrowers made a last ditch ...
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Here in good old New York there is a huge push to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour. I'm not here to start a political debate! Hopefully we can all agree to leave politics out of this discussion, no matter what side ...
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Read this.Without gov't intervention things are going to get messy in the not so distant future.https://www.mpamag.com/news/mb...
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The last several weeks have seen a spike in mortgage rates. Near .75% incrrase on 30 year fixed. Is this enough to put a damper on your market? What do you think the threshold rates are before cost of money hurts the...
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So quit your complaining.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/07/politics/main7326720.shtml
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I still have to make mortgage payments and my tenants want to “figure out a rent plan”. I think business as usual unless the government says otherwise am I correct? Thanks
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I have a miniature whiteboard in my office where I used to write reminders—not “to-do” reminders, but “Who are you?” reminders. One day it might be a quote I read in a book, the next day it might be a simple personal...
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We have been approached by a millionaire from Nigeria. I have ran a check on him and he is indeed wealthy, if he is who he says he is. He has approached us with a multi million dollar loan offer. Seems bogus, and not ...
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Since i dont have any money and i need to go to college. I was thinking about Business Finance with the Real Estate option. I can appraise, manage property, and get into land development. I figure i can get my foot in...
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Hello There, I'm Damon, out of Philadelphia ,Pa. I currently have a 4 unit that I used my va home loan entitlement to obtain back in 2012. Been doing renovations ever since. Have 2 tenants with a 3rd tenant moving i...