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1 January 2025 | 12 replies
I have a legal question about a contract I have with a wholesaler and the $5000 EMDI was under contract for a property that I learned had liens on it..... it states in the contract that title must be marketable and if not, then I would get my EMD back.....
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26 December 2024 | 1 reply
There is nothing about how long you need to occupy the property for.So unless our lender puts a demand on us I see no problems legally in occupying each property for any amount of time to fulfill the requirement, then rinse and repeating this process up to our full entitlements, so long as the lender is willing to keep giving us loans.
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30 December 2024 | 7 replies
I use Wisconsin Legal Blank forms, they are inexpensive and court-tested.
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25 December 2024 | 10 replies
In the future, and this goes for all househackers renting a room in your own home, you can choose to use more discretion when picking "tenants" because they're legally seen as roommates FYI.
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24 December 2024 | 9 replies
An LLC is useful for two things: anonymity and legal protection.
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26 December 2024 | 5 replies
Investment advisorRegistered investment advisorsEmerging fund managerPlacement AgentFamily officeMoney raiserBroker dealerFund manager Legally you cannot hire someone specifically for capital raising unless they are licensed through FINRA.
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11 January 2025 | 19 replies
They aren't looking for 10% returns and they probably love the idea of getting some cash legally out of Canada.I got into Costa Rica because of the country (it's awesome), what's happening to real estate prices there and in the US (they are nuts here) and the amount of development that's happening around Potrero, the technology advancements in the STR industry, proximity to the beach etc.
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27 December 2024 | 4 replies
Hire a company/person that is solely a QI like @Dave Foster they do it every day and will keep you legal and on track.
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20 December 2024 | 14 replies
A bad broker will try and soak you and will never get back to you and won't be worth a dirty diaper during the process.If you deal with a direct lender 1 on 1 then the processing and handling of the process will be in your lap.Some common questions to ask:1) Have them send you their bridge loan guidelines.
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10 December 2024 | 10 replies
Jonathan, I am not asking for legal advise, I said advise, without the word legal.