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21 August 2009 | 11 replies
That includes forming a business entity, taxes, bookkeeping, marketing, talking to buyers and sellers, contract engineering, negotiating, title issues, and the list goes on.I missed a couple of deals at first because I was afraid to pull the trigger and other investors picked them up.I got my first deal in July and it was a piece of cake.
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27 August 2009 | 8 replies
Seeing real value in the Mobile Home Park business I studied the market for several years and pulled the trigger on my first park in early 2008.
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12 September 2009 | 11 replies
They noted, however, that these TALF-focused funds performed well in the second quarter as global markets perked up following the long financial crisis triggered by the U.S. property market.
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30 September 2009 | 7 replies
NASB is the premier lender for self directed IRAs, but as others mentioned, you have seasoning issues as well as a Max LTV of 65%.The other issue not mentioned is the occuarnce or possibility of tax implications due to the unrelated debt financing income (UDFI) which can trigger UBTI (unrelated business taxable income).You should have your client speak to an educated CPA on this matter as it can be quite complicated.The only way to avoid the income tax all together when using debt financing on properties held in IRAs is to pay the loan off and hold for 365 days before selling.
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15 October 2010 | 19 replies
Fortunately here on BP you can learn a tremendous amount about the business without shelling out hard cash to some two bit hustler.I only started active investing in real estate this year, but I spent the previous 5 educating myself and building up funds to be able to pull the trigger.
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12 September 2009 | 14 replies
The economy is wreaking havoc on some of these cities and it's making noob investors salivate.Hold up trigger - maybe you should look into the cheap but SAFE markets and stay away from the ones that are cancerous.San Antonio for example.
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2 September 2009 | 10 replies
I'm by no means team material but I got a wicked quick trigger finger(s) and love to speedball.
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29 August 2010 | 10 replies
It requires compliance with the code in effect as of the date of construction, which in this case is circa 1908 for the main structure and who-knows-when for the conversion.
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11 January 2010 | 5 replies
The recording of the actual foreclosure likely triggers a nice write down of assets.
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1 June 2010 | 2 replies
Yes, probably can so long as the contract is in compliance.