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11 November 2018 | 62 replies
I've spent too much time in my life and wasted too much money speculating and figuring out things on my own.
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26 December 2018 | 1 reply
And truth told, appraisers will sometimes look at comparable sales of larger multifamily properties as part of their valuation...it's a funny industry with very few guarantees...the one area you can gain a better understanding of value only exists with 5+ units...where you can calculate value on paper anyway...but we'd only be considering forced appreciation...natural appreciation is speculating.
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9 December 2019 | 2 replies
Especially for items like well and septic.On the bright side, if you own the thing now it should be easy to get some experts out there and inspect these things for you and get the REAL #'s, rather than speculation.
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25 October 2021 | 11 replies
So I am speculating on these advantages and drawbacks.
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24 April 2018 | 19 replies
You will need deep pockets to carry the investment to a payout You will need to concentrate on speculating on appreciation when you purchase.
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11 April 2018 | 28 replies
Austin Davis Split up in 50k increments in private placements500k in mfh class b and c apartments 200k in self storage/mobile home park100k in assisted living100k in life settlements100k in hotel or high speculative developments
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1 July 2008 | 182 replies
Now, their speculation isn't looking so good.
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13 January 2009 | 15 replies
It was one of those sub penny stock companies that get this, produced nothing, sold nothing, made nothing, did nothing except acquire mineral rights to unproducing gold mines on the speculation that they could hit gold.
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24 July 2009 | 56 replies
Most agents who complain about "investors" are really complaining about speculators and others who don't have the first clue about investing but are looking for a quick buck.FWIW, serious investors don't feel the same way about agents in general.
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6 September 2017 | 178 replies
I never said it would be a wise move, I was merely speculating a possible move, not necessarily a wise one.Business undergrads may be a dime a dozen, but good ones not so much.