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Account Closed Sewer line inspection - Would you get one?
4 May 2015 | 9 replies
Account Closed, if it were me I would go ahead and get it done because it doesn't cost much in the scheme of things and could save you thousands. 
Stinson Bland High Response Rate or Fewer Qualified Callers?
10 August 2011 | 11 replies
Stinson,In the bigger scheme of things 439 mailings is an insignificant number.
Joe Assad 10 Things You Should Know Before Investing in Rental Property
24 October 2016 | 4 replies
It’s not easy moneyInvesting in a rental property is often put in the easy money or get-rich-quick scheme category, but the truth is it’s no walk in the park.
Joe S. What are the real perks of buying RE internationally?
27 October 2023 | 56 replies
.- Property rights: although in some countries they know offered leasehold ownership only, but there're also other that started offering dual pricing scheme, for example, a condo XYZ with leasehold has $200k price , but Fee Simple-like ownership has $240K pricing.
Robert Johnson Multiple AirBnB's = Multiple AirBnB Accounts???
29 July 2022 | 12 replies
Airbnb doesn't make this obvious and most hosts miss it (thinking they've done what they need to do by listing it in the description), and if a guest complains about the doorbell and it's not listed there Airbnb bans your entire hosting account (and all of your listings) permanently, with no recourse.These are a very small percentage of hosts in the grand scheme of things, but for people with a lot of listings making the majority of money on Airbnb it's a lot of exposure/risk to have that all in one place with a company that has a history of just kicking people off the platform without any explanation. 
Michael Daharsh Passive Syndication vs. Getting Hands On
18 March 2020 | 43 replies
I heard recently about one here in the Chicago area that got in trouble with the SEC for turning his fund into a giant ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 300 investors in 32 states out of at least $41.6 million   Apparently he started out as a legitimate company, purchasing apartment buildings and promising 3%-12% returns, but at some point he got in trouble and couldn't cover his expenses so he started using new investor funds to pay interest and principal to earlier investors. 
Caroline Gerardo Many Times I Said Don't Waste Your Money on LLC Vesting. Now this:
11 February 2024 | 30 replies
Now here is another piece of evidence why not to bother with Asset Protection Schemes
Ryan O. S-Corp Reasonable Salary
2 August 2023 | 77 replies
In addition to that, they can audit your books and if they determine you should have been filing quarterly estimated taxes based on when those profits were realized, but did not, they will retroactively file them for you and assess penalties and interest on them.My CPA is a former auditor with the IRS who is now an enrolled agent.Her final recommendation for anyone doing anything like this would be to find a really good tax attorney with trial privileges in tax court because they will probably need them.You definitely should seek competent paid professional advice on any scheme like this.By the way, I agree with you 100% on the government and taxes and tax avoidance is legal, tax evasion is a felony.
Drew Farnese renovation loan consultant
8 July 2014 | 9 replies
Don't ever ask questions because it makes you an A-Hole....apparently.Thanks so much guys, you likely saved me from being schemed out of a couple hundred bucks at minimum.
Mike Z Real estate system
29 November 2010 | 5 replies
This is just my opinion based on the 'gurus' I have seen, but I believe that if someone has created a course on the way they invest; either that investment is dead, they never invested in it, or they will make more money selling a 'get rich quick' scheme.