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6 January 2014 | 52 replies
Save your money young man! A
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27 November 2012 | 40 replies
You can give a man a fish and feed him for a day, or teach him how to fish and feed him for a lifetime.
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3 October 2007 | 7 replies
I would suggest making inroads with lease back investors and / or broker that can get this man a hard money loan to keep his home.
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3 October 2007 | 5 replies
Basically you are giving this man a chance from losing his home, with the intention of buying it back at 367k (75%) + 49k (10% of house value?)
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10 October 2007 | 11 replies
Whats up James-That is a very funny story and if I were you I would be a proud father and lucky man as I am sure you are!
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24 May 2012 | 13 replies
I am out in California, I am a licensed Broker, my brother is a real estate lawyer and I have my best man as my general contractor.I am going to focus locally as LA properties ( in higher end areas ) seem to be my niche.
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1 November 2011 | 2 replies
Why not give your handy man a small referral fee for showing the apartment?
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23 August 2013 | 20 replies
Welcome to BP Lamar, I am also in Austin man, a young investor like yourself.
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9 March 2013 | 19 replies
All,Ok it was my fault for not providing all the details but man a lot of you sound jaded.