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19 January 2025 | 21 replies
Contrary to most business lending, the REI industry has a lot of "non-bank" lenders that provide attractive loans that can lower your cost of capital and improve your profit/cash flow.
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28 January 2025 | 14 replies
It is our hope no one in Blue Metrix is a victim of such an aggressive business tactic while part of their management team faces such a difficult health challenge.
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30 January 2025 | 47 replies
Two things not covered so far:1) If a buyer challenges a seller-financed transaction, the Dodd-Frank penalty is that the lender must make the buyer whole.
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4 February 2025 | 1 reply
The challenge I found is that with real estate it seems to be much more complicated than giving people encouragement and cheering for exercising..
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6 February 2025 | 3 replies
Additionally, it can help maximize renovations and improvements.36.4% of the total depreciable basis was classified as 5-year class life.
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24 January 2025 | 0 replies
Challenges?
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6 February 2025 | 8 replies
Accurately estimating expenses like maintenance, CapEx, and make-ready costs is a common challenge, especially for new or prospective investment properties.
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27 January 2025 | 6 replies
My belief is that you will be challenged to realize a 10% savings loan n your first effort and there is some chance it will cost more than if you used a GC.
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1 February 2025 | 2 replies
What are your biggest challenges to achieving that?