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Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...
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Shoot it is expensive to have someone come in and refinish floors. I never had to get a quote before and I had a GC come in today and check out my plans. He actually told me to scale back a bit and not renovate as m...
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Hi all, I'm starting to look at designs for a new build in a small college town, but with a reasonably large student body that drives a lot of traffic in/out of town throughout the year. My family has been in student ...
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Hi All,This may be a newbie question, but what tools would you consider "must haves" when planning to do at least some rehab work yourself on properties. Think painting, some flooring, replacing vanities/toilets, putt...
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With a fairly low income (43k) I have been searching for investments that will increase my income so I can then snowball the larger amount of income into more investment's ultimately creating long term wealth. After s...
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I'd like to hear from some experienced rental property investors about what you focus on in your markets when rehabbing a rental. I hear a lot of people say kitchens, floors, paint, etc. Do any of you replaces furnace...
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I bought a 2 unit commercial building and have had it listed for about 6 months. The vacant half is configured as a large high-end hair salon, the other half is occupied by me.
I'm really excited to have my first int...
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I am helping out elderly relatives, whom I live with and take care of two apartment complexes they own in Oregon. We have been having trouble with a tenant for the past year and finally decided to just evict him a...