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11 December 2008 | 9 replies
I'm used to dealing with real estates in New York and found that its slightly different selling a home in Durham, North Carolina then it is selling a condo in the Upper West Side.
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18 December 2008 | 6 replies
If that were to happen with evictions, I (and every other landlord) would be out of business in only a few months.This is not only a risk on the state level.
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2 January 2009 | 3 replies
I know from her speaking engagements she proposes investors use a 35% operating expense rule instead of a 50% rule as a high level gauge for deals.
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20 December 2008 | 18 replies
This is a regular occurrence, and that is what keeps the excitement level high.
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31 December 2008 | 8 replies
I want to knkow who to call at the bank level to just buy the darn houses from them directly.
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9 January 2009 | 10 replies
Mostly it has to do with your comfort level, education and tolerance for risk.Personally - we prefer real estate (obviously) for multiple reasons.
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17 December 2008 | 3 replies
The Texas Real Estate Commission tried to put rules in place to require a level of experience before someone could get their license.
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27 January 2009 | 23 replies
pid=20601087&sid=aJOGrevCE.M4&refer=worldwideDec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve may today reduce its main interest rate to the lowest level on record and prepare for one of the boldest experiments in its 94-year history: using its balance sheet as the key tool for monetary policy.
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17 December 2008 | 2 replies
I will add you to my database.OK here is a thought I was thinking about, you can email your local realtors, and introduce yourself to them, as someone who can help build the Realtors database, because you have access to wholesale deals, and might need a realtor to sell a property at a retail level.
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19 December 2008 | 16 replies
Your reputation and integrity in working with agents should be kept at the highest level, but that includes NOT paying when you are not required to.