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7 March 2016 | 34 replies
To minimize that, consider the ways it can go wrong, assess the probability of that thing happening, if possible have a plan B to combat against it, or hedge against it in another way, insure against it, mitigate it, or otherwise figure out how to actively avoid the risk and still get into the investment, and after all that then decide if the total risk is worth it balanced out against the reward.
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26 July 2014 | 5 replies
had had some local support and knowledgeable guidance from other combat vets, the results for both of you might have been much different.
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3 March 2016 | 3 replies
You can't control what appraisers will do or say, but you can be armed with your own knowledge and use that to not only know what you're getting into up front but combat flawed appraisals.While you can probably read some books on appraisals and learn a great deal, the best way to learn is through experience.
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20 September 2019 | 18 replies
It's one of the best investments that I've ever made.I told him that I wanted to try to bring some lessons that I had learned in both combat and the tech world to real estate, and I brought a list of tactics that I learned from BiggerPockets (1.
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1 July 2018 | 11 replies
But some landlords have still refused to accept vouchers, city officials said, which is against the law for buildings with six apartments or more.Last year, the city created a unit to combat such violations, and on Wednesday, the unit took its first legal action, filing lawsuits against the manager of Seaview Estates, a complex on Staten Island, and a real estate broker who rented apartments in two Bronx buildings.https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/nyregion/nyc-government-vouchers-lawsuit.html
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30 August 2016 | 8 replies
Make it sound like you think he is right, and that there just has to be something you're missing.Trying to get people to justify their price without being combative is a great way to make them rethink their numbers.
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17 February 2019 | 8 replies
I’m currently a Company Commander of a combat engineer company and have been away from my family training for 3 months will an immediate follow on deployment to Kuwait for the last 8 months.
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20 May 2014 | 19 replies
Will a simple dust mask combat this or do I need to splurge for a more heavy duty mask?
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12 January 2017 | 2 replies
Aside from a sustainable, above-average CROI, the appreciation is still remarkable, and has already appreciated enough in 2.5 years to combat any market corrections.
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3 March 2017 | 8 replies
An angle to take to combat this situation would be to quit claims the home into your personal name for the refinance and quit claims back into the LLC.