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6 December 2013 | 5 replies
lol I gotta say Brian, now that it's winter your black T-shirts are more appropriate business casual dress than that old white one you wear in other videos, almost evening attire......LOLI'm too close to the sun Brian, videos don't work well up here. :)
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4 March 2016 | 0 replies
Should he deed it over for a 1.00 to avoid the tax stamps ?
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8 March 2016 | 3 replies
The trick to avoid losing your shirt in any litigation is to win your case before it ever goes to trial.
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8 December 2015 | 15 replies
The house manufacturer had the plans drawn by an engineer and the plans come stamped and approved by the state, which supersedes the local jurisdiction.
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27 September 2012 | 23 replies
The State pretty much covers all my daughters expenses, it sounds weird, but with food stamps, wic, and tax benefits I'm am or am almost profiting off of having a daughter, haha.
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27 October 2014 | 5 replies
Why not just rent a billboard, buy a bus stop ad, put your ad on a city bus, or buy a T-Shirt and wear it out in public, like at the box stores.
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22 September 2015 | 4 replies
Doc stamps (0.7%, transfer tax) are paid by the seller, and in most counties the title insurance is usually paid by seller (check local custom, but it's negotiable).
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19 June 2015 | 2 replies
Should I reach out to him and inquire about purchasing his craptastic property that's worth a ton or just save my stamps for someone else more likely to sell?
22 January 2019 | 15 replies
Doing things the cheap way, I have found that this works for me, and gives things a genuine touch that brings really good deals in:Drive/bike/walk your dog for dollars (houses with unkempt yards, look vacant, ugly-ish rentals/multis, etc)Make a vocal list using your mobile's voice recorder of the addressesCheck them out on your property appraiser's site for your city/town (I find that making a spreadsheet in something like Excel or Google Docs helps keep track of this info)If the property looks good (was purchased a while ago, mortgage is underwater, owned by a trust or by someone not living in the actual house, etc) save it in the dossier for a letterWrite a letter (by hand) stating your name, that you want to buy their house, can close fast, pay cash, etc (whatever your buyers are capable of doing; it's good to know who those people are &/or how to find them FAST), leave your number &/or email (I use Google Voice - it's free and has TONS of goodies)Send it out with a stamp and follow up in 3 weeks if you don't hear back from them (as in, send a follow up letter, not the same one)This is just one way of doing things, but I know it can be stressful when someone says "just find a deal and get it under contract then go from there".
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12 February 2016 | 9 replies
For example, one city we operate in is making people put egress size windows in bedrooms if they rent the property out OR sell the property (they won't issue transfer stamp to record deed), so no way to get around it.