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Despite a challenging economic environment marked by inflation and slowing consumer spending, major dining chains like Taco Bell, Outback Steakhouse, and Applebee’s are pushing ahead with expansion plans.
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The US economy has survived the past few years surprisingly well. But there's one huge threat on the horizon no one is watching. With layoffs and bankruptcies already starting to tick up, a new wave of misfortune coul...
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For those who have been learning about real estate investing for a while (6-12 months plus) and have not yet done a deal, or for those who have done a deal and then are hesitant to do another what are the reasons for ...
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So, all of a sudden I'm hearing a lot about Lease Options again. I thought these things were basically eliminated as a viable investment strategy when Dodd-Frank was enacted. Apparently I was wrong, so naturally I hav...
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Hello Biggerpockets community, I am a new investor from New York and I have set my mind on investing in the Cleveland area. I want to invest in SFH 3/1 in at least C class areas. I plan to visit some time in March f...
Very Good financing tools! As a Mortgage Broker, when you hear someone say I/O (Interest Only) mortgages are bad, the very first thing you think is that you're talking to someone who doesn't know squat! ...."Oh, we h...
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I have a large sum of cash stuck in an online real estate platform lofty.ai. I feel I've been cheated and the founders misguided me and made false promises. Is there a real estate lawyer/professional available who I c...
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I'm doing some passive investing in trust deeds and thankfully have never had any issues with defaults yet. I'm not setting up my own trust deeds, I'm investing though hard money lenders who do everything and I write...
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We are in the process of searching for our first deal. (Looking for SFH or duplex for under $100k, with under $30k in rehab needs)
We plan to take out a HELOC for the down payment and initial rehab costs. Would love ...
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I'm new to investing but definitely wanna start as soon as possible.
I originally wanted to start off as a wholesaler since there isn't really any money required but would rather just be the investor because I thin...