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Economic Update(Monday, February 22, 2021)
The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s Jan. 26-27 meeting, released last week (after their customary three-week delay), show that members of the Committee ...
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Hello BPs,I thought I should update everyone on my journey. I finally purchased my first investment property in Philadelphia. The costs wasn’t too bad during the process and it went pretty good for my second go around...
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Hi there!I have two multi-family rental properties and have come across this situation a couple times and have never found a solid answer to. Can anyone provide their insight?Situation: I own rental property in Califo...
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My friend who is an agent listed my home for rent on the MLS. Another agent brought me a tenant and their tenant signed a lease. This tenant lasted less than 3 months and then eventually moved out after giving an ev...
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This is not intended to be a doom and gloom thread about any potential economic downturn some time in the future, but rather discussion regarding the proper position oneself to benefit resulting from such an event.I w...
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Hey Everyone, I’ve been reading a lot and I am interested in building passive income. I have a potential business partner who will go 50/50 on our first deal so we can get our feet wet in this business. What should I ...
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Should I be worried if a contractor wants a 50% deposit (initial payment) on a 15 K interior paneling project? The material cost for this project is very linear over time. The first 100 square feet of paneling costs t...
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Hi there. Whilst I'm a newbie to real estate, i'm no newbie to business. At 26 i started my own company (in China) and recently sold it for millions. Now I want to create passive income and I have created a strong ...