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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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Fannie Mae is increasing the DTI to 50% starting July 29th. America's largest mortgage lender is making it easier to buy their first home.
In the last housing bubble, just about anyone with a pulse was approved for ...
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Hey BiggerPockets family!We'd love to see (or hear) about your worst home renovation fails, and how you were able to fix them :)Sometimes you learn the most from someone else's mistakes --- and sometimes you just need...
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For investors who may look to diversify their portfolio or who are not 100% in the camp of ( if it does not cash flow its not an investment)
or appreciation is ( gambling) if you have been following the Chips Act n...
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obama received an award as man of the year from the newspapers guild over the weekend. No press was evidently allowed to attend(so much for transparency). Now today, a bill was introduced to allow the failing entities...
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On another thread there has been some discussion on buying silver. Since I have been wanting to buy but am unsure I thought I would start a different thread for that. Here is my question. I go online to a site like...
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I'm not going to get too inquisitive here, so lets simply use the numbers below. Please select the number that is most appropriate. I personally have made more than $100K.Over $1,000over $10,000Over $100,000Over $1...
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