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19 January 2025 | 147 replies
Experts say it can be risky for an investment fund to operate this way, since it may require ever more participants to be brought on board, rather than making money from its business.More than 60% of RAD’s operating expenses in 2020, the most recent period for which the company has released audited financial information, consisted of asset-management fees and other payments to a separate company owned by Mendenhall and other RAD executives called RAD Management LLC, according to an analysis of the financial data.Those fees and payments amounted to more than $730,000 that year, RAD said.ADVERTISEMENT“We have limited operating capital, few significant assets and limited revenue from operations,” RAD wrote in the January document, which sought to raise up to about $58 million in new funds, for a total of $75 million of company shares.
31 December 2024 | 8 replies
But be sure to consult with your own experts and accountant.
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3 January 2025 | 3 replies
It may be best to partner with someone that has done one before or somehow is a local expert on lot splits.If you can add a bathroom into existing space on high cost property it can add a lot of value.
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2 January 2025 | 14 replies
I’m not a tax expert, but one thing I’ve learned is to maximize deductions where you can.
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15 January 2025 | 39 replies
Make sure to stay on top of things and don't trust too many people (especially the so-called experts).
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7 January 2025 | 12 replies
Remember, the notion of amassing wealth without investing is a dangerous myth perpetuated by self-proclaimed experts.
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19 January 2025 | 41 replies
The detective is not an expert in contract law and doesn't know what he's talking about.
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4 February 2025 | 17 replies
Im not a tax expert but it seems like this would be an important distinction as the fundamental structure of the financing is different and dictates who is earning interest income.
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31 December 2024 | 4 replies
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