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Earlier this year, Jahmal Pullen and his wife, Angela, spent much of their spare time in their car cruising the neighborhoods of Durham, North Carolina. They were scanning the streets and avenues for good real estate deals. Sometime in 2008, they decided they wanted to be landlords. But, Jahmal, 38, and Angela, 41, didn’t want to leave anything to chance.
Follow along as we offer performance reviews of each task of The Apprentice 2010, with assessments of the candidates, their teams and their project managers. In addition, I will assess the performances of African American candidates Kelly, Gene and Liza for as long as they remain in The Apprentice talent pool.
Some 92% of homebuyers finance their purchase with a mortgage, according to the National Association of Realtors. Yet only 8% of buyers started their house hunt with a call to a bank or mortgage lender. Sound backward? It is. But Houston homeowners Anjuan and Aneika Simmons did it the right way. When the Simmonses started searching for a home, they examined their finances to determine how much they could afford to spend. “We went online and used different sites that had tools and calculators to help you decide whether you want a fixed- or variable-rate mortgage,†says Anjuan. “Then, we did the math on how much of our income we wanted to spend on our mortgage [payment].â€
Baltimore, a neglected city, is held together by its clergy and community organizers.
