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20 January 2025 | 3 replies
It's almost like they tack on a few hundred dollars to the order and forget to charge sales tax
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24 January 2025 | 35 replies
I forgot to mention another sales tactic is to tell people at the three day class you can charge your investors the 40k tuition.
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31 January 2025 | 10 replies
If they aren't charging a pre-disclosed & agreed upon Markup - they are probably hiding something to make money for their time.Good luck!
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14 January 2025 | 1 reply
Hey @Brandon LaRose, do you have the ability to use a Margin Loan against a taxable portfolio, or a policy loan against a permanent life policy?
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24 January 2025 | 5 replies
I'm investing mainly for cash flow and the ability to have a home base when we come visit and possibly will turn into longer term stays in Japan in the future.
19 January 2025 | 1 reply
Charges for marketing pics, 3-D Tours, Floor plans?
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26 January 2025 | 13 replies
Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.
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15 January 2025 | 10 replies
And I feel the ideal portfolio can benefit from the diversification of both.I feel directly owned properties are great because they give me maximum control and the ability to tweak them exactly how I want.
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15 January 2025 | 15 replies
We simply charged 1% service fee.. so if the coupon ( in those days was 15%) We dragged 1% and divided up 14% to our fractional owners..
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15 January 2025 | 7 replies
Warn them that you will report them to the state commission if they attempt to charge you or refuse to comply with your demand.3.