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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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Economic Update
(Monday, January 25, 2021)
There aren’t many people—apart from, say, Elon Musk—who are going to look back fondly on 2020. It was a year of illness, pain, uncertainty, an...
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Someone asked about whether or not they should hire a coach or mentor from a different thread in the "Starting Out" forum. @henryclark was nice enough to offer free assistance. I jumped on the offer immediately becaus...
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Hi! I'm 30 years old, married with no kids, and live in Sacramento California. I have a stable 9-5 and she is a new nurse. We gross about 100-110k/yr and we have roughly 40-60k in retirement accounts and other assets....
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Hello friends ,
I am thinking about buying Morris invest properties in Jacksonville Florida ..Does anyone have any experience with them ?
Appreciate any input
Thank you
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Hi all, I'm looking to purchase a rental in Detroit. It's in the 48238 zipcode, close to the University District and Marygrove College. It's a 3/1, 1400 sq feet and renovated. It's about $35k, all brick, no central A/...
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Hello,
I own a 5 story office building in Chicago and am having a difficult time leasing it out. I purchased the building about a year ago 100% vacant and proceeded to throw about $750,000 into remodeling mostly the c...
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I am considering purchasing a small handgun for protection when going to look at properties in unfamiliar areas. Is this something I can write off at tax time as a business expense?
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Are you jJust starting out in real estate and want to know the key to success? The key is marketing. If you have millions in the bank, screw marketing. Put your money to work in rentals or syndication and be a "rea...
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Hey Folks, I'm sure the answer varies by market and experience, but I wanted to see what advice some of you may have when considering professional management and STR. Here is the situation: I am purchasing a 2BR/2BA c...