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☆ At the age of 33, Sam Primm owns 167 rental units after putting zero money down. He told us how he got started on his first property without any experience, and the loans he secured that helped him re
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sam Primm used a private lender for his first property, then transferred his loan to a mortgage. Sam Primm said he bought his first property at the age of 26, using money borrowed from a private lender. He borrowed money from a private lender with a plan to pay it back after renovating and selling the property. This let him pay off of existing liens — in his case, the private lender. For that, there are two types of lenders Primm uses to purchase properties initially, a private lender or a hard-money lender.

☆ Ukraine nuclear boss says he sees signs Russia may leave occupied plant
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KYIV, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The head of Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy firm said on Sunday there were signs that Russian forces might be preparing to leave the vast Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which they seized in March soon after their invasion. Repeated shelling around the plant has spurred fears of a nuclear catastrophe. "In recent weeks we are effectively receiving information that signs have appeared that they are possibly preparing to leave the (plant)," Petro Kotin, head of Energoatom, said on national television. Asked if it was too early to talk about Russian troops leaving the plant, Kotin said on television: "It's too early. On Friday, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Ukraine's three nuclear plants on government-held territory had been reconnected to the grid, two days after a Russian missile barrage forced them to shut for the first time in 40 years.

☆ 'Where is he now?’ Kherson mother looks for son after Russian retreat
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Tom Balmforth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

They include people like Voskoboinik's son, whose whereabouts are a mystery, and residents who were arrested by Russian forces during the occupation and taken farther away. "There's a really big problem with communication, especially in rural places," said Volodymyr Zhdanov, the regional Kherson administration's point person for missing people. Almost 400 civilians have been killed in unspecified Russian war crimes in the region, she added. Russia's defence ministry did not immediately respond when asked about individual cases and the overall number of missing in Kherson. The dog was shot dead, her son complained and was promptly arrested and taken to a police station, she added.

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▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Residents holding flowers and waving flags welcomed Ukrainian soldiers as they poured in to secure control of the right bank of the Dnipro River after a stunning Russian retreat.

"Whatever (the Ukrainians) do, it will be carefully planned, kept secret and will likely be extremely well executed," Ingram added. Some residents in Kherson, meanwhile, are concerned about the risk of Russian shelling of the city once its forces regroup further east. "This Kherson fire support base becomes the anchor to support further manoeuvre by the left flank as it fights its way ... towards Mariupol, Berdyansk, and Melitopol." White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters on Friday that the United States would continue to support Ukraine militarily "to put Ukraine in the best possible position on the battlefield" and would not seek to tell it what to do. They still control large parts of Ukraine ... What we should do is strengthen Ukraine's hand," Stoltenberg added.

☆ Donetsk battles are 'hell', Ukraine's Zelenskiy says as Kherson mops up
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/3] Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint news conference with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (not seen), as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 31, 2022. Ukraine's success in Kherson, where its troops now control more than 60 regional settlements, as well as in other places, benefited partly from resistance in the Donetsk region, despite repeated Russian attacks, Zelenskiy added. "There it is just hell - there are extremely fierce battles there every day," he said. In a telephone call, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi emphasised "further enhancing cooperation in the political, trade and economic fields, including the transport and logistics sector," the Kremlin said on Saturday. The visit followed accusations by Ukraine and the West that Russia has used Iranian drones to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

☆ Ukraine troops greeted with flowers in Kherson after Russian retreat
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Jonathan Landay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] Local residents welcome Ukrainian servicemen as people celebrate after Russia's retreat from Kherson, in central Kherson, Ukraine November 12, 2022. Reuters reporters were turned back by soldiers near Kherson's outskirts and told it was too dangerous to go further. THE ROAD TO KHERSONThe road to Kherson from Mykolaiv was lined by fields containing miles of abandoned Russian trenches. Russians troops also warned that, "If we find that you are hiding any Ukrainian soldiers, we will level your home and the village," she continued. It has made claims about dangerous far-right groups in Ukraine and unproven allegations Ukraine hosted U.S.-run bioweapons facilities.

[1/2] Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov talks during an interview with Reuters in Kyiv, Ukraine November 10, 2022. In an interview in Kyiv, Oleksii Reznikov said Russia had 40,000 troops in Kherson region and that it still had forces in the city, around the city and on the right bank of the vast Dnipro River. "It's not that easy to withdraw these troops from Kherson in one day or two days. As a minimum, (it will take) one week," he told Reuters, acknowledging it was difficult to predict Russia's actions. Russia announced on Wednesday it would withdraw from the west bank of the Dnipro that includes Kherson city, the only regional capital Moscow has captured since invading Ukraine in February.

LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered his troops to withdraw from the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson and take up defensive lines on the opposite bank of the River Dnipro. In televised comments, General Sergei Surovikin, in overall command of the war, reported to Shoigu that it was no longer possible to keep Kherson city supplied. The news followed weeks of Ukrainian advances towards the city and a race by Russia to relocate more than 100,000 of its residents by ferrying them to the opposite side of the river. The announcement had been anticipated by Russia's influential war bloggers, who described it as a bitter blow. Compounding the sense of Russian disarray in Kherson, Moscow's number two official there, Kirill Stremousov, was killed in a car crash on Wednesday.

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian control of the key southern Ukrainian city of Kherson appeared increasingly in doubt Thursday after officials suggested that the Kremlin's troops would withdraw from the west bank of the Dnieper River. Civilians remaining in Kherson city should leave immediately as they are putting their lives in danger, he added. The dam holds back an enormous reservoir and controls the water supply to the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. Ukrainian forces have targeted the main river crossings for months, making it difficult for Russia to supply its huge force on the river’s west bank. Yurii Sobolevskyi, the deputy head of Ukraine’s Kherson regional council, remained cautious about the Russian forces’ intentions.

☆ A 27-year-old real estate investor who owns 9 rental properties shares what it's like to be a landlord, including the biggest challenges and hacks that save him time
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Real estate investor Stephen Yin spoke to Insider about the realities of being a landlord. Yin is based in Los Angeles for his day job but buys real estate in Birmingham, Alabama, where he grew up. But when I'm not actively buying, I don't spend much time on real estate." Especially if you're investing out-of-state, having a good property manager on your team is completely worth the cost, he said. But, ultimately, "the stress is totally worth it," said Yin, who hopes to build generational wealth through real estate investing.

☆ Explainer: Why Ukraine's southern Kherson region is a strategic prize
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine retaking swathes of Kherson region would deprive Moscow of that land corridor. FRESH WATER SUPPLIESFresh water supply to Crimea would also be imperilled if Ukraine retakes Kherson region. When Russia seized chunks of Kherson region and neighbouring Zaporizhzhia region to the east, it immediately moved to unblock the canal to return fresh water flow. LOGISTICS ROUTESRussian forces are dug in on the right - western - bank of the Dnipro River at the north of Kherson region. BLACK SEA CONTROLThe Kherson region, which had a pre-war population of more than 1 million, lies on the Black Sea.

☆ Zelenskyy says Russia plans to blow up a Ukrainian dam. The Soviets used the same tactic in WWII to slow a Nazi invasion, killing thousands of civilians.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Zelenskyy accused Russian forces of planning to blow up a major dam in southern Ukraine. It's a tactic that would mirror the Soviet's actions during WWII, in which thousands of civilians died. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of planning to blow up a major hydroelectric dam in southern Ukraine as its forces struggle to hold off advancing Ukrainian forces. Zelenskyy said Russia had kicked out Ukrainian workers from the dam, but Insider could not verify the claims of a pending Russia plot. The dam-busting tactic was also used by Ukrainian forces earlier in the war with Russia this year as Putin's troops marched on the capital Kyiv.

☆ Russia evacuates civilians in Kherson as Putin's military faces Ukrainian advance
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine said Tuesday that his troops in the country’s south were facing “a rather difficult” situation after a Ukrainian counteroffensive pushed them back and threatened their supply lines. “Our further plans and actions regarding the city of Kherson itself will depend on the emerging military tactical situation,” Gen. Sergei Surovikin said. “Difficult decisions could not be ruled out,” he added in a rare interview with Russian state television that came not long after he was installed by the Kremlin. Ukraine has been laying the ground for a counteroffensive there for months, striking key bridges and military infrastructure, while also advancing in the east. “The Russian military has been rumored to be pushing for a withdrawal for weeks, with some pushback from the Kremlin, and we may be seeing a reversal of this policy,” he said.

☆ Russia is frantically moving tens of thousands of civilians across the river in Kherson, an early war win for Putin's forces that they may not be able to hold
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russian forces are rushing to evacuate tens of thousands of people in the key city of Kherson. The move comes as Ukrainian forces advance toward the city — the first that Russia captured. Russian forces have been occupying this southern city since they captured it early in the war. A view of a rocket firing as Ukrainian forces advance against Russian troops in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine on October 7, 2022. All together, Kyiv's advances have seen it liberate thousands of square miles of territory over the last two months that were previously occupied by Russian forces.

☆ Russian forces in Ukraine under pressure as Kherson towns to be evacuated
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine acknowledged on Tuesday that his troops were under broad pressure and faced hard choices, as the Russian-appointed governor of occupied Kherson province announced a partial evacuation. Russian forces in Kherson have been driven back by 20-30 km (13-20 miles) in the last few weeks and are at risk of being pinned against the right or western bank of the Dnipro River. In a video statement, Saldo accused Ukrainian forces, without citing evidence, of planning to destroy a major dam at the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. Russia captured the city of Kherson largely unopposed in the early days of the invasion, and it remains the only major Ukrainian city that Moscow's forces have seized intact. "Our further plans and actions regarding the city of Kherson itself will depend on the emerging military-tactical situation.

☆ China seen partially rolling over policy loans at steady rate - Reuters poll
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

But some still expect the People's Bank of China (PBOC) to ease banks' reserve requirements next month, to aid an economy hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and property market woes. Most of the 27 participants in the poll conducted this week said they predicted the PBOC will partially renew 50 billion yuan ($6.98 billion) worth of policy loans that mature on Saturday. Traders point out that China's banking system is not short of cash - evidenced by the fact that market rates are lower than policy rates, curbing demand for central bank loans. "We don't expect policy rate cuts until pressure on the currency eases," wrote Zichun Huang, an economist at Capital Economics. Zhou Maohua, analyst at China Everbright Bank, said September's robust credit expansion also made monetary easing less urgent.

☆ Transnistrians will be able to freely pass to right side of the Nistru to vote
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +1 min

Transnistrians will be able to freely pass to right side of the Nistru to voteThe inhabitants of the Transnistrian region who have Moldovan identification papers will be able to move freely to the polling stations established on the right bank of the Nistru to vote in the presidential runoff on November 15. The Transnistrian authorities said the movement rules on November 15 are the same as those applied in the first round of voting on November 1, IPN reports. If they don’t provide confirmation, the persons will have to self-isolate for two weeks, as all those who cross the administrative line. For the presidential elections, the Central Election Commission decided to establish 42 polling stations for voters residing in the Transnistrian region, in Bender municipality and in some of the villages of Căușeni district on the right side of the Nistru. More than 14,000 voters cast their ballots at the 42 polling stations in the first round of voting.

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