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7 August 2024 | 12 replies
And then hopefully leave my W2 job.I am doing this because I want financial independence to be able to do traveling with my fiance.
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13 August 2024 | 69 replies
These include falsely claiming to have closed dozens of deals when none were ever closed, illegal payment of undisclosed sales commissions to bundlers and independent contractors, advertising the funds as safe and appropriate to investors with obvious near-term needs for their capital, creating fund of funds en masse assembly line fashion with no corresponding SEC filings, unregistered brokers/financial advisors acting in that capacity absent licensure, having customers wire money claim the fund is fully subscribed and putting them into a high yield promissory note, accepting funds from unaccredited investors, misrepresentations about the debt put on the project, lies about experience level of the principals, omissions of material facts, and at least two straight up Ponzi schemes.While it's true that some legitimate operators are having issues in their portfolios, today's circumstances are a perfect example of the idiom, "you can only discover who is swimming naked when the tide goes out."
5 August 2024 | 8 replies
I would recommend attempting to obtain the contact phone number independent of the number that the tenant provides, i.e. website of the property.
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8 August 2024 | 28 replies
.#2 More Privacy for Tenants:With single-family homes and ADUs, tenants get the advantage of more privacy and independence compared to multifamily properties where tenants share common spaces.
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9 August 2024 | 184 replies
Seller agents have an obligation "fiduciary" to their clients so they will have to show the home to unrepresented buyers, if agents want to try and cut the independent buyer out then they risk the buyer lodging formal complaints.
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5 August 2024 | 9 replies
You need to shop it to an Independent agent (or agents) and find out what the cost truly is to insure it correctly and then make your decision.
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8 August 2024 | 46 replies
Then you have an independent inspector inspect.
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4 August 2024 | 8 replies
I do know an independent landlord in our area that has one duplex and a fair housing organization filed a suit against him two years ago and he has had to defend it.
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6 August 2024 | 29 replies
The Manager couldn’t get the machine to work again so the company called in Graybeard as an independent consultant.Graybeard agrees.
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1 August 2024 | 0 replies
However, it’s time we start recognizing them for what they truly are: an affordable housing option for those who want to live independently on a budget.Rooming houses provide a vital solution in today's housing market, offering flexibility and affordability.