I plead ignorance, though.

We have found that letters sometimes get ignored.

I AM IGNORANT of the exact law, and I would recommend contacting a qualified attorney in the matter."

It is far simpler to ignore all such deals when making lending decisions.

I'm sorry Doug, I'm kind of ignorant about the whole estate taxes, but I just wanted to welcome you to the forum.Morbid or not, we're glad you're here.

my 2 cents: (and remember, I know absolutely nothing about this, so ignore me!

Ignore gurus and get rich quick schemes.

Dealing with hardmoney lendersWhere to draw the lineAssuming the following expenses in a Real Estate Retail Transaction from end to endBuying a property expensesPurchase price+ Acquisition Expenses (Purchasing points costs + Holding Expenses for x months(mortgage payment)+ Closing Costs)+ Rehab costs + Agent/Realtor costsProperty Re-Sale expensesResale Closing costs+ Resale Marketing+ Realtor/Agent commissionwhat are the expenses a real estate investor would expect to be ignored by the hard money lender.I mean how does the investor approach the hardmoney lender,does he include all the above expenses as the loan amount when he prepares a project plan for the Hard money lenderor does he request all of the above money (expenses) part by part from the Hard money lender,please any one explain in detail,thanks,David

Check with any of the big apartment associations and you'll find that these numbers are right on the money.What happens when you hear people claim inflated cash flows is that they are ignoring real world expenses, such as evictions, legal fees, lawsuits, captial expenses (not really an operating expense), advertising, office supplies, exterminations, etc.

We're glad you found usall the way from Sydney.Pardon my ignorance :oops: but what does a propertyinvestment consultant do?