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10 April 2024 | 7 replies
@John Currey, leaving it up to the contractor to tell you what needs to be done is a great way to get burned and lose money.
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9 April 2024 | 5 replies
After being burned more times than I care to admit to, I've realized I'm a business, not a charity.
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10 April 2024 | 37 replies
but yes it does come down to that.. in tax cert states keep in mind many insurance companies or large corps or hedge funds will bid down the returns to 3 to 5% there by cleaning the clock of every private investor who thought they were going to win at auction.. so what happens in reality is people burn out doing DD and never getting anything .
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14 April 2024 | 885 replies
Anthony F. at Fund&Grow made the credit approval process a breeze.
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9 April 2024 | 9 replies
The hard money lender has tons of experience with lots of flippers in your market and if they approve the loan you'll know there's enough fat in the deal for them to be repaid.
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9 April 2024 | 13 replies
I had a cabin burn to the ground, and the cost to replace it exceeded my limit by 50 percent.
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9 April 2024 | 5 replies
@Darrcelle McGinnis wow, I should play the lottery today:)Couple of thoughts:1) Don't burn a bridge with the contractor friend.
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8 April 2024 | 23 replies
He eventually grew to around 50 rentals and was getting burned out.
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8 April 2024 | 39 replies
Many people relying on the LOC short term debt instruments were burned after the Great Recession.