8 Creative Ways to Pay Off Your Mortgage Quicker
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- Posted on May 5, 2026
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The popular train of thought amongst real estate investors is to delay paying off the mortgage on your personal residence in lieu of investing money in rentals to generate more […]
Why Some Real Estate Investors Build Wealth Faster Than Others
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- Posted on May 5, 2026
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Imagine two investors, Grinding Gretchen and Relaxed Rachel, who both start with $50,000 to invest. Most people—including Gretchen—think they’ll sprint or trip based on market timing, hustle, luck, or choosing […]
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 5, 2026
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- Posted on May 5, 2026
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
U.S. Home Prices Turn Negative, Sellers Finally Give Up Ground
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- Posted on May 5, 2026
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U.S. home prices have officially turned negative. For many months, sellers have resisted adjusting to current market conditions—until now. This could bring short-term pain for flippers and sellers, but overall, […]
Google Web Bot Auth: Validate Authentic Bots
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- Posted on May 5, 2026
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Google posted new developer documentation for how to authenticate requests with Web Bot Auth. This is a “new cryptographic protocol that helps websites to validate that bots are authentic,” Google wrote.
Similarweb Data: ChatGPT Ads Click-Through Rates
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- Posted on May 5, 2026
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Similarweb published some data sharing the click-through rates for OpenAI’s ChatGPT ads. The overall CTR for ChatGPT ads are 0.68%, the top quartile is 1%, the best brands are 1.57% and the peak CTR is 5.4%.
Google Ads Data Retention Policy Updated
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- Posted on May 5, 2026
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Google has posted an update and emailed advertisers on changes to its Google Ads data retention policy. What changed? Here is what Google said.
Bing: 1 Billion Monthly Users Are Human, Not Agents
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- Posted on May 5, 2026
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Microsoft, during its earnings call last week, announced that Bing hit a huge milestone of 1 billion monthly active users. Krishna Madhavan from Microsoft later confirmed these “users” do not include AI agents but are real actual humans.
Google Business Profile Suspensions Spike Over User Account Restrictions
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- Posted on May 5, 2026
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Google seems to be suspending Google Business Profiles due to user account restrictions. There may have been a wave of suspensions over the past several days related to this issue and local SEO experts are unclear if this is a bug or some other issue.
From Zero to 11 Real Estate Deals in 6 Years by Buying Properties 99% Ignore
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- Posted on May 5, 2026
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You don’t need a huge savings account or even a ton of life experience to start investing in real estate. At just 18 years old, today’s guest used her entire […]
My Three Favorite Garmin Features to Use on Race Day
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- Posted on May 5, 2026
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. This past weekend I ran a 10K while wearing both the Garmin Forerunner 970 and the Forerunner 165 Music, and while I’ll be doing a full comparison soon, the experience made one thing immediately clear: Sometimes it’s worth it to have a premium running watch. […]
10 Hacks Every Apple Notes User Should Know
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- Posted on May 4, 2026
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Apple Notes is an excellent note-taking app that often goes under the radar because many of its best features are hidden. The app does a great job at capturing your ideas and syncing them across Apple devices, but when you start digging deeper, you’ll quickly […]
The Top 10 Movies Right Now, According to Streaming Data
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- Posted on May 4, 2026
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. April’s 10 most-streamed movies offer a diverse collection of styles and genres, so there is, as they say, something for everyone. If you like stylistic horror, don’t miss Dust Bunny. If you’re into stripped down thrillers, Apex is for you. If you like sports movies, […]
You Might Get Some Money From This PlayStation Store Lawsuit
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- Posted on May 4, 2026
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If your console of choice is PlayStation and you tend to buy your video games digitally, I have good news and bad news. The good news is you might be entitled to some money thanks to a proposed lawsuit settlement from Sony. The bad news is, it’s probably not going to amount to all that much. […]
The New AirPods Max 2 Are $40 Off Right Now
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- Posted on May 4, 2026
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. The AirPods Max finally got their anticipated upgrade—and no, I’m not talking about the 2024 refresh when they added a USB-C and called it a “new” version. These are the AirPods Max 2, with […]








