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10 May 2019 | 17 replies
Its self-defeating and inefficient.Bottom line: The interest is paid to the insurance company or the bank who loaned you the money. if you borrow from a bank, the interest expense may reduce your taxable income because of the interest deduction.2.
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30 October 2018 | 5 replies
- the whole “wanting to sell it quick with no agent fees” is a sort of self defeating idea.
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6 September 2015 | 45 replies
.), which defeats the point of the program.
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28 October 2016 | 241 replies
I've had mountains of debt, which isn't for every one, least of all Dave Ramsey, but its just another risk, that if you can manage it; it won't defeat you.#3 I've said this multiple times, think "Portfolio Lending".
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22 February 2019 | 66 replies
Its easy to feel defeated before even starting.
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22 October 2019 | 254 replies
I feel this defeats the purpose of the conference in two ways.1.
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21 June 2018 | 10 replies
But doing that I guess defeats the entire purpose of this endeavor.
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23 December 2015 | 6 replies
Long story short, not for me as it will defeat my purpose.
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15 July 2009 | 24 replies
To my knowledge, it doesn't.I have been told by my title rep here in CA that double closings without coming to the table with your own funds (which defeats the purpose in my opinion) is considered lender fraud and no title company will touch it.I would like to see more info and explanation on this topic of option contracts, selling that option, and so forth.
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5 October 2017 | 22 replies
She also is acting irrationally because she is engaging in self defeating behavior.