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20 December 2007 | 20 replies
Even with his help, it would take at least a year (probably two) to get something set up that would allow me to pool non-acredited investors.If you stick with acredited investors or, better yet, sophisticated investors, you can get going faster since the SEC assumes that those investors know enough to protect themselves.As John pointed out, if I go that route, don't expect to hear much from me about it.Aside from all the set up, there is a lot of paper that needs to be generated, stored. reported and audited just to prove that you aren't cheating a 90 year old alzheimers patient out of her life's savings.
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2 November 2007 | 6 replies
In some of the more sophisticated areas, I've gotten "fill in the blank" PDFs (not as handy but I can save a copy using pdf995).
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12 November 2007 | 14 replies
Consumers are becoming much more sophisticated and knowledgeable in their purchasing habits.
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5 November 2018 | 25 replies
Depending on the size of your market and how sophisticated the MLS database may be, you could try to find a Realtor who is expert at working it to save both of you some time.I set up several different searches for distress property, including wild-card searches by owner (anything with "bank" in the name, for instance), agent remarks with terms like "as is" or "handyman" or "seller motivated," and listings of agents whom I know work with REOs.
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15 December 2007 | 3 replies
In addition, we have direct source to investors who purchase hotels, hotels-casinos world wide.
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14 January 2008 | 2 replies
, and I introduced myself a few months back, but I wanted to do it again, as I think I have more clarity in where I'm heading now with RE investing (at least over the next 6-9 months) and wanted to share that.I'm a newbie investor, focused on becoming a great wholesaler, with a longer-term desire to be a buy-and hold investor and develop more sophisticated skillsets (lease options, foreclosures, sub-2, etc.).
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14 January 2008 | 2 replies
One glaring clue is that the e:mail correspondence will be disjointed and feel awkward to read -- spelling will be accurate, but phrasing and sentence structure will not be of the caliber you would expect from a highly-educated professional.Variations on this scam can be very sophisticated: Some operations have "mules" on the ground here in the states, and most of the time these people will not know they are pawns in the scam.
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21 January 2008 | 18 replies
He gets his commission check and goes to the local casino (this is Vegas).
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28 January 2008 | 12 replies
I had to tell my friend that it was not the old crew, but a reboot of the franchise, similar to Batman Begins and Casino Royale.
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28 February 2008 | 6 replies
He has many many RI ventures, including casinos.