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14 April 2019 | 9 replies
During the downturn, lots of minority partners got burned when the sponsor went bankrupt.
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12 April 2019 | 0 replies
I can pay for a broken ankle, but if we are sued then it could bankrupt this $300k purchase/rehab project.
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8 September 2019 | 8 replies
@Bill Brandt My understanding is that you would get an umbrella policy for however much you may be liable - for example, If I'm worth $1M but I'm sued for $5M, without an umbrella policy I would be bankrupt.
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6 October 2019 | 3 replies
I was never given that advice and I bought a lot of wrong properties that almost bankrupted me.
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25 September 2019 | 13 replies
The business model that gets that right will do very well in the near future, and I hope I work for them. 60% of brokerages with such pay structures go bankrupt every recession.
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18 September 2019 | 20 replies
I’m just concerned like for example what if he’s in a lawsuit for a car accident and goes bankrupted.
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26 September 2019 | 34 replies
My friend ended up liquidating all his equipment and going bankrupt because he couldn't afford to pay his defense attorney any more.
25 September 2019 | 7 replies
No one ever asked or advised me on this and it almost made me bankrupt.
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3 July 2019 | 10 replies
It bankrupted me in the GFC as all the lenders stopped lending and I was screwed.