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If your thinking of starting to flip fixer uppers, buying your first buy and hold, or your just starting out in RE investment. It would be best to put those plans on hold for at least a few months. Just wait and see w...
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I’ve recently come across the concept of “personal banking” through “overfunding” whole life insurance policies and leveraging the cash value to buy assets.In theory it sounds like a can’t loose situation. You have a...
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I was just doing taxes for 2018 and have noted something peculiar, most of my properties I self-manage. So I do pay monthly PITI and HOA fees. Then there are repairs, occasional utilities, and of course depreciation d...
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I am dealing with former low-income tenants who have a free lawyer. He was able to get the eviction dismissed because the pay or quit notices were sent to the tenants in one envelope, rather than separate envelopes ad...
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/DETROIT-MI-SOLID-BRICK-SIN...Is the whole city falling apart?
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Economic Update
(Yom Kippur Edition)
The second quarter of 2020 (April, May & June) was the mother of all economic contractions. Real GDP shrank at a 31.7% annual rate, the largest drop for any quarter since ...
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Hi all,
My Realtor found a great rental that she was going to buy but doesn't want to stretch herself too thin and told me about it. I would be a newbie at this and have no moola. Would it be a good idea to use hard m...
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I am a first-time landlord and homeowner, and have recently purchased a fully tenanted duplex in Western Massachusetts, intending to owner-occupy one unit for the first year. The security deposits were transferred to...