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19 February 2013 | 7 replies
And as J said, this site is focused on investing vs. speculating -- mitigating risk is a key belief here.Good luck and we'll see you around.
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20 February 2013 | 10 replies
You could agree to buy under the loan payoff, but who pays the difference to deliver the deed?
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18 February 2013 | 8 replies
After all, thats a 5 cap that should be more than doable.The real trick is putting together a plan to get to 10mil in equity.Starting as early as possible is the key.
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9 April 2013 | 4 replies
The broker may charge for any/all of the following:- Desk fees (monthly fees for being part of the brokerage, having access to the office, etc)- Commission fees (brokerage may take a percentage of each commission or a fixed amount per transaction)- MLS fees (to get access to the MLS)- E&O fees (this is your broker's insurance against you screwing up a deal)- NAR fees (to be a member of NAR)- Cost of tools (like lockboxes, electronic keys, etc)- Etc...Some brokers charge high monthly fees and a significant percentage of your commission; in return you get a big brand name to associate yourself with (Re/Max, Keller Williams, etc).
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18 February 2013 | 11 replies
Standard pools are about 9' deep at about a fourth of the pool, tapered, transistion up to 3' deep at about a third, I'd guess and average depth of 6', so about 280 yards or 5 dumps @ $150 a load delivered here for fill, $750.
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20 February 2013 | 7 replies
Still I would like to know what would be the key words on this site to help bring out the most valuable information needed at the start.
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18 February 2013 | 4 replies
For financial operations, there are five key ones.
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3 February 2015 | 43 replies
If you are even halfway decent at real estate, you should be able to crush the returns the stock market can deliver with lower risk.
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21 February 2013 | 8 replies
Thats why it is key to get it heating and drying out at the same time and as quickly as possible.
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19 February 2013 | 5 replies
The key here is that you had to have originally booked the lease as income.If you're not sure of how you're doing your accounting, you're doing Cash Basis which means that it's definitely not deductible.