14 November 2008 | 35 replies
Maybe we should be protesting the election of Obama or the magical votes now appearing in the MN Senate race.BTW, this whole mess exists because government stuck its nose into the issue of marriage so they could tax it through licenses and then give tax benefits in the interest of promoting "family".This is all just so silly.
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13 November 2008 | 3 replies
The E&O Can be a benefit or a curse, just depending on how your carrier is.
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13 November 2008 | 0 replies
We need to understand the customer benefits in the way the consumer sees them.So what are you selling, really?
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17 December 2008 | 24 replies
To gain the CFP (TM) designation, you have to study and pass 5 courses-Insurance/financial planning, Investments, Taxes, Estate Planning, Retirement planning/employee benefits which takes at least a year to do.
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21 November 2008 | 18 replies
Consumer and installment debt would not be helped in inflation much, while real estate debt would benefit greatly, just as it did in 70's for me.
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15 November 2008 | 7 replies
Become really good at some service that might be of benefit to people and use what you got to get what you want.
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18 November 2008 | 11 replies
The other benefit of course is having a vacancy makes you only 50% vacant, rather than 100%.The downside is that you eliminate most retail end buyers, as your buyers market will mostly be comprised of investors.
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20 November 2008 | 12 replies
This can be to your benefit when starting out.
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18 November 2008 | 3 replies
Less tax benefit and quicker principal reduction at 2%.
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21 November 2008 | 11 replies
Now that you have the risks pointed out, the benefits are tremendous going with the "assuming you buy right aspect"You control property you otherwise may not have been able to, you increase your tax deductions, and cash flow, and the low interest rate currently is the cheapest $ in the biz right now.