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Hello,I just found out I'm moving to Portland in the September/October time-frame and I'm hoping to get some advice. I've always wanted to get into real estate but have been living (mostly) in Japan for the last 9 ye...
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Scam email back and forth From Carla Morrison (Scam):Good day. I'm a private lender I offer general financial services including real estate loans, various purchase funding, personal loans and business startups loans....
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As we return to the post-pandemic pace of supply and demand, investors are beginning to count the cost of operating a vacation rental, and if it is all really worth it. Well written article here. One huge factor not...
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Hello, My name is Neal Richardson, President of Dream Builders 4 Equity ("DB4E"). DB4E is a nonprofit organization that teaches at-risk high school students about real estate investing and development. The students ...
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Investing in real estate is categorically different than investing in stocks/bonds and other customary financial planning tools.
It is buying a small business. This fundamentally changes how you should think about t...
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Something I remember reading in Josh Dorkin's book, about economic cycles, is that one sign you're in the Peak Phase of a real estate market is that there are real estate gurus everywhere.I can't stop seeing this now....
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