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New to hosting and currently hosting our first problem guest. A guest with no reviews asked to book our place for two guests since she will be spending time with her sister for her sister's birthday. I asked if she re...
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I don't understand fully how we as investors might be affected if the government gets serious about paying off debt and actually does it.
Let's assume for a second that the government comes up with a plan to pay off...
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Hello BP. I just wanted to give a big thank you to all the talent we have here in 1 place. Thought I would type up a summary of my first year working on my dream. January 2015- Have been licensed RE broker for 1 year ...
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Newbie question for those members that are well engrained into the RE investment space. I am looking to begin leveraging cash I have in REI to increase my wealth and create future financial independence.The townhome I...
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Hi all, I am an entry level investor (own my house with a mother-in-law) and am looking to buy my first true rental property. Since I live in Seattle, where prices are crazy, I am looking out of state. Currently, I ...
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I hear so much about how important it is to have positive cash flow when analyzing a property to buy and hold. What I don't hear is how the deposit you put down on a property affects the cash flow (by directly affecti...
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This is an open discussion about non-profits providing or facilitating special needs or specialty housing, yet doing so profitably for those who operate the housing services. This has basically arisen out of another t...
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Romney named Paul Ryan as his choice for V.P. candidate... Personally, I love it, and think it will get the focus on the economy and solutions for America. WHAT DO YOU THINK?