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25 May 2018 | 26 replies
Alternatively, depending on the nature of your financial sophistication/willingness/balance sheet, you could also look into investing through syndications, JVs and/or partnerships.
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10 November 2010 | 13 replies
He is sophisticated and sharp as a tack.
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4 June 2008 | 2 replies
My primary goals are to find a way to start investing in multi-family residential properties, and eventually gaining enough savvy and sophistication for commercial real estate deals.Some things I've been considering include, forming an LLC, as I do have other people who want to invest along with me.
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19 June 2008 | 11 replies
He happened to be a younger guy who lost his butt on his first deal and worked fo a very sophisticated investor.After a few days of constantly bombarding him with quesitions, I was hooked.
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21 June 2008 | 5 replies
Good MFHs are usually sold strictly on a cash flow basis, from one sophisticated investor to another, so real opportunities can be rarer.The benefits you list about having everything under one roof are correct.
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19 August 2008 | 60 replies
Even if the knowledge is not very practical it is still imortant to know when dealing with sophisticated competition in the future who will know all about those things.On the other hand, Bangkok is awefully hot, congested, and expensive compared to the mellow, beautiful nature of Chiang Mai.
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26 August 2008 | 11 replies
This is an age old argument that many sophists have poured plenty of rhetoric upon.I have attended two seminars pumping this method myself (the first knowingly, the second after having been tricked into believing I was attending an educational session on financing).As to your questions, I am not sure if Sub Chapter S Corporations are in the same boat as LLCs.
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8 September 2008 | 42 replies
What financial independence says is that your are a sophisticated enough investor to take on larger and more profitable projects that are beyond the scope of the financially dependent.The key is that these new projects are within your control to choose now.Tim
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25 August 2009 | 3 replies
The main city is elegant and sophisticated with daring skyscrapers and an oceanfront, international flavor.
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8 November 2008 | 79 replies
We have to acknowledge that most of the people reading and posting on this board are pretty sophisticated investors who think about pros and cons of each investment.