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31 October 2016 | 3 replies
But given one can always refinance the loan, the costs of the additional interest will be trumped by the initial equity and closing costs you save. 2nd, there are incremental closing costs of 1% of the loan value.
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13 May 2020 | 2 replies
The Deal and your Experience will trump Credit.We need not see anything fancy, spreadsheets and power points are overkill.
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23 August 2011 | 10 replies
I'm sure every body thought Trump was silly before he was accomplished.
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7 June 2016 | 4 replies
The Beginning Investors Subgroup is always engaging and educational, and the monthly meetings have great interviews (John Burley this month, Google him and Trump or him and Kiyosaki).
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12 May 2019 | 10 replies
Don't get caught up on your meteoric rise to Trump-land.
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16 November 2017 | 22 replies
Take a look at investors like Trump and you see how it works.In reality the biggest players regularly go well beyond 100% leverage.
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5 September 2011 | 10 replies
Absolute numbers trump relative numbers when the time horizon is short.
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31 July 2016 | 12 replies
There are very simple rules and intent trumps most.
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16 November 2016 | 60 replies
Maybe Trump being a real estate investor will get rid of these stupid rules that hold investors back from restoring neighborhoods.
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16 January 2017 | 5 replies
No clue what the guy is doing now... probably buying out Trump;) Odds favor people who have #1) income, #2) capital, #3) specialized knowledge, #4) "good" experience, or combinations of the above.