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23 July 2014 | 10 replies
I have been active on the internet lately promoting some properties.I received an email asking if i needed use of funds and for what for from a direct internet connection.I responded with:Transactional funding use of funds for 24 hours or maybe up to 3 days maxRehab funding acquisition to disposition 6 months use maxLong term hold funding acquisition, rehab and paying back the loan with funding from tenant funding 10 years if acceptable.Odd things:1) Speaks broken English with complete American Name (Sounds Asian)2) Uses a google voice number3) Asks if i am married4) Calling me several times asking me the same questions that i had already answered.5) Gave terms but never said anything about approximate value of property that he would loan on ie 65% LTV 70% LTVTerms:10% down and 5% Interest from $50K to 1M send a copy of my license.
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30 March 2014 | 1 reply
. - Post CL posting in English - Post CL posting in Spanish - Search for rentals in the area that meet the criteria, and make sure rentals are coming up in listing - Make sure listing is showing up on correct place on map - Regularly check emails and Google VM, answering when possible. - Confirm the interested party has read the ad, confirm qualifications, record name and number, and schedule a time to view the home, if qualified.
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4 May 2014 | 3 replies
When you buy something “sight unseen,” whether it’s a four-acre lot or a four-pound Chihuahua, you haven’t laid eyes on it.The Oxford English Dictionary says “sight unseen” is an American expression for “without inspection” and dates from the 1890s.
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5 May 2014 | 4 replies
I decided to run a ad as usual for the duplex units on craigslist before purchase to gauge the demand and quality of tenants and it was enlightening to put it mildly.Every person that inquired about the duplex units either lacked the ability to speak proper English or hung up shortly after they realized it was a duplex instead of a single family home.I had it listed for 3 weeks while the bank sorted out title issues and basically my option was to rent it sec 8 or no tenant.I backed out due to the title delays, but honestly looking back I probably should have bought it and dropped the rate to $550 per month.
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24 September 2011 | 4 replies
Overcrowding in the classroom, English not being the first language spoken/taught.
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23 November 2011 | 8 replies
If you don't speak english very well, the instructors will help you correct your failing test so that you're certified when you leave the class.. at least that's what the instructors I had did. 3.
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30 December 2011 | 20 replies
The wife was from Brazil (and didn't speak a word of English) and when I ran the SS# from her app on a couple of "people search" sites it came back as "invalid", and I couldn't pull the credit report either.
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23 October 2012 | 19 replies
To make it worst, everytime I get an email it goes to spam, when we call them I don't really understand them(english is not their first language & being downsouth it is not mine either) they don't understand me.
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10 January 2012 | 14 replies
Maybe I should be taking a English class on the side!
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26 January 2012 | 9 replies
http://www.lsnjlaw.org/english/placeilive/irentmyhome/index.cfm