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sourgrapes said:

As rent prices go up, inflation across the board is hurting millions. It is estimated that over 8 million will lose their home in the next few months.

When things like this happen, crime rates skyrocket. Civil unrest spread like wildfires. Be sure that you are protecting your family and your home.

Some are saying this is going to be the summer of chaos.

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Sapphire said:

This is why people need to be smarter with their money. We need stronger communities of black men and women renting housing to black men and women. When we have rich white dudes buying up the houses and renting them to our people, they have no reason to feel bad when they raise the rent.

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ART said:

Keep in mind that there is plenty of racism in the real estate market that is mostly owned and dominated by whites and non-Blacks. Most of these whites and non-Blacks refuse to sell properties to Black people and only seek to sell properties to whites and non-Blacks. At best they will let Black people rent from them as they help ensure that the Black renters will never own any property of theirs.

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Sapphire said:

This is why you work with a white real estate agent. Let them be out there making the deals. I have heard of what you mentioned happening and in most cases, you can avoid it by just having an agent do your bidding, deals, etc.

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ART said:

Do you have to pay them to work with you and do your bidding and deals?

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