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24 September 2018 | 161 replies
Appreciation is the icing on the cake.
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24 September 2018 | 147 replies
Appreciation is icing on your investment cake but IT MATTERS!
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5 September 2018 | 5 replies
However, for most beginners (or average people), I think tax advantages should be seen as icing on the cake, not the primary reason to invest.
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12 September 2018 | 14 replies
Most investors I know what to have their cake and eat it too.
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10 September 2021 | 10 replies
I found a deal in Anaheim on a quadplex that I'm very interested in.
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27 May 2019 | 1 reply
Dont over leverage, and when you have the cake, do it again.
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30 May 2019 | 6 replies
Fat margins = here sure have this cookie (institution proceeds to eat an entire cake).
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31 May 2019 | 8 replies
Todd Fleming is not telling folks to do something illegal in a book that’s selling like hot cakes in the industry.
14 August 2018 | 6 replies
However, if you are relying on appreciation and loan pay-down to make the deal "work," then it is probably a deal worth passing on.Most people would tell you that you should base your decision on cash flow only, and appreciation and loan pay down (especially appreciation) are icing on the cake.
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16 August 2018 | 9 replies
More often they come in a bit heavy, which is just icing on the cake for the investor.