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Which of the following in your mind is the most threatening to our National security? In alphabetical order.
1. national debt
2. rogue nations
3. terrorism
4. unsecured borders
These are al...
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After writing this, I now realize it's pretty long, so I put the main focus and details of the deal in bold and the rest of the fluff in italics.Prior to successfully completing my first real estate deal, one of the t...
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I've been back and forth on the idea of using our savings to invest in a STR. I've read how it has changed people's lives, but have been super apprehensive seeing how saturated the STR market has become since 2020. I ...
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Hi Guys, I have this crazy idea to sell houses without estate agents. There are numerous benefits to this other then the obviously huge financial benefits as an agents commission on average of 5% is not needed to be p...
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You've heard that old adage about a person who tries to represent themselves in a real estate transaction has a fool for a client....
I think the market is pretty strong in my neck of the woods, and I am aimi...
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Is investing in condos always a bad idea? For example, I have heard of people having lots of problems in condos with 100+ units, and very high HOA fees. But what about a condo in a 12 unit building? Is this still, ge...
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Couple moved into our very small condo (550 sf but nicely finished and nice area.) Male had a felony which he explained and we decided to allow in. They promptly broke up---far too small when one is working at home....
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Hi Everyone:I am new to this forum. This is literally the first discussion I posted here. We are currently under an agreement of a 4-plex of 1million. We are debating whether it is a good idea to buy this property or ...
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The 2017 Cost vs. Value Data (http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2017/) shows that aside from the installation of attic insulation for no other home improvement project are the costs invested able to be recoup...
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Hi all, recently during an initial meeting with a potential investor I learned that Account Closed's Morris Invest was offering turn-key properties in our area. I was unaware that they were even in our market as a tur...