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21 May 2024 | 138 replies
Overall, industry players that just want to sell one-size-fits-all self-directed retirement account paperwork mistreat UBIT, UBTI, and UDFI - either by omission or overemphasis.
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17 May 2024 | 11 replies
Betting that is going to happen again while new smart participants have entered the market(sophisticated players like black rock) and retail (everyone who watches finance youtube knows about real estate) I think is a foolish bet.
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18 May 2024 | 19 replies
Have a backup place to get back in a W2 job if things go wrong .Use credit cards as a LAST resort .
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16 May 2024 | 5 replies
In FL all the big players won’t insure homes in FL.
16 May 2024 | 7 replies
To my mind, strictly enforcing lease terms is closer to a last resort than a first option.
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17 May 2024 | 1 reply
You need to know the players in the market, the brokers, the property managers, the contractors, and so on and so forth.
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16 May 2024 | 2 replies
There were some, like Lake Buena Vista Resort that allows you to self manage and redecorate your unit, but once you do that, you lose the ability to use the hotels management services.
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20 May 2024 | 121 replies
We just may have to resort to other acquisition strategies to find those deals.
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15 May 2024 | 16 replies
As the title says, I'm interested in acquiring a STVR property in an area that has both summer demand for lake recreation, as well as close proximity to ski resorts.