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The last 3 weekends the traffic on the parkway from Sevierville through gatlinburg has been pretty much a ghost town on weekend evenings which ordinarily are jammed traffic. The last few years it was wall to wall this...
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I have a deal worked out with a seller of a property that I located via my direct mail campaign. Then this realtor calls me claiming the property was listed with him and I have to go though him to purchase it. Now I...
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A friend of mine is looking to buy a personal residence in California (it's a hot market and most sellers refuse inspection contingencies in contracts, so buyer due diligence needs to be done upfront prior to cont...
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Anyone else feel like we are due for a little downside? It's inevitably going to happen again...history always repeats itself....just a matter of when???? Then it's buy buy buy
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I've recently closed and rehabed a property in Columbus (and actively looking to get more, so if you have any leads, pls PM me ;) - but my question is about property management in the metro. There seems to be a number...
hey everyone still a new investor here! So far I have joined my local REI and have been to a meeting and look forward to the upcoming events. I have been on this forum daily looking at ways to learn, although I seem t...
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Check out the recent poll numbers!
Americans are finally beginning to understand what is being attempted by the current administration and they are telling us in the polls.
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Gold broke the $1000 an ounce barrier last week and is zooming up over $1100 as I write this. It seems to me that the money that the Fed's loose monetary policy is going to come home to roost. If I recall the 1970's a...
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Background: Recently my employer has decided to relocate our facility out of state and due to commitments in the Rochester, NY area I will not be moving. I am getting a generous severance package and have been saving...
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Retirement Plan.I used to have a 401k. That was before I lost my job. My search for another job landed me in another country, working as a contract employee through a third party. I got interested in real estate becau...