We ultimately went with a private lender because it was easier.

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Ultimately it is either a long process to get a check/fix, or they deny the claim.    

Ultimately, these challenges culminated in widespread layoffs at FlipOS, which forced me into involuntary cancel contracts for properties originally earmarked for sale to them.

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While not my main area of practice I represented a Brooklyn credit union lender, some buyers/sellers and a few landlords in real estate transactions and rent arrears cases.While we had successes and some failures along the way I ultimately concluded that I wanted to do something different with my life and cashed out of the business.

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Ultimately I didn't learn too much I didn't already know after taking a few courses and reading a hand-full of books, and with most of people I've met and tried to talk with, it's been a pretty common experience that conversations go a lot like that. 

When I co-hosted in Allston, MA (Boston), the owner tried a similar approach, but we ultimately stopped because it wasn’t working well.

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