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Joe S. What are the real perks of buying RE internationally?
27 October 2023 | 56 replies
Also, interestingly to note is the fact that Italy is the third place in the world where the wealthy move to and buy property.
Daniel Graham Wright Moving stateside in 1 year, Columbus or Cleveland to live/Invest?
1 April 2019 | 14 replies
I would say Cleveland is more cultured, and is much more similar to Buffalo, but that the ease of living in Columbus is generally higher.
Giani Brussich Please help me understand why STR is considered evil by locals?
8 September 2022 | 63 replies
Heck, sometimes people who are wealthy have a hard time admitting a change in landscape. 
Brandon Carlson Brokers: How do you recruit realtors to your brokerage?
11 September 2023 | 10 replies
Does he or she want minimal fees, flat fee commission structure, great coaching and training, equity, residual income opportunities, cutting-edge tech, great company culture, &/or something else?
Scott Hawley Nimmer Law Office
26 March 2010 | 3 replies
They have their address and phone # with a contact name in the ad.The ad also says that these are ALL accredited investors (5 million wealthy investors) that they do an email broadcast out to.As a result of your email campaign they then take the calls and screen them according to what your company is looking for.They might open their mail because of 2 things: It is from someone that they probably know (Nimmer Law Office) and might have done business with in the past;and it is an email letter and not a snail mail letter.They are not sending out a list, they are sending your ad out to their list of high wealth investors, according to the ad.This ad has been sent to me several times by a company called Breadstreet dot com.Scott
Stephanie Lanphier Where to find current market info?
19 November 2013 | 12 replies
Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.Good LuckPaulSouthern CaliforniaInvestor Clubs(be sure to check club website for changes to date/time/venue) Investclub for Women (Orange County) (Iris Veneracion and Bobi Alexander) Day: Third Wednesday of every month Time: 6:30 networking & 7:00 meeting Location: South Coast Cultural Center (9 Truman, Irvine, CA 92620) Cost: $25 per person Website: womeninvestclub.com OC Investors Club (Deborah & Misha) Day: Fourth Friday of each month Time: 11:30am Location: J.T.
Kyle K. EIULs-- Equity Indexed Universal Life Insurance
8 October 2019 | 27 replies
And best of all, clients can change their IPF allocations as their needs change, so they are never locked in"Wealthy people have bought permanent life insurance for over 150 years for many reasons.Here are 12:The perfect retirement plan - 12 features1.The plan should allow for tax-deferred growth2.The plan should provide for income tax free withdrawls3.The plan should earn competitive returns as much as possible but still have guarantees.4.The plan should allow any taxpayer to put in as much money as they want.5.The plan should provide a taxpayer to use the account as a collateral for a loan.6.The plan should protect against market losses.7.The plan should assure access to loans should the taxpayer need money before age 59 1/2. 8.The plan should allow for these loans to be paid at the taxpayers discretion, at any rate of repayment or even not paying them back at all.9.The plan should be protected from creditors.10.The plan should eliminate early withdrawal penalties, late withdrawal penalties, and excess contribution penalties —- there just shouldn’t be any penalties at all.11.The government should continue the contributions to the plan at the same level the taxpayer was contributing if the taxpayers should become disabled and cannot continue to put money into the plan.12.The government should accelerate the expected retirement account balance to the taxpayers family if the taxpayer dies prior to retirementIf you compare these characteristics of an ideal plan and compare it with a Roth IRA, you can’t do number four, put in as much money as you wantyou can’t do number five, use it as collateral for a loanyou get to number six, protect from market losses (see rider above)you can’t do number seven, assure access to loans before 59 1/2you can’t do number eight, allow for loans to be paid at the taxpayers discretion or not at allyou can’t do number nine, be protected from creditorsyou can’t do number 10, eliminate early withdrawal penalties, late withdrawal penalties, and excess contribution penaltiesyou can’t do number 11, making the government continue the contributions to plan at the same level the taxpayer was contributing if the taxpayers should become disabled and cannot continue to put money into the planlastly, you cannot do number 12, the government should accelerate the expected retirement account balance to the taxpayers family if the taxpayer dies prior to retirementPermanent life insurance is much better than a Roth IRA for these reasons.
Mike Carroll Strategies/Methods for STR Investing in a HIGH market.
25 March 2020 | 10 replies
I tend to buy in the Southern half of the US for 2 reasons:1) you get much higher year-round occupancy rates in the South & it’s simply tough to earn a good ROI in the North if your place sits vacant for a big chunk of the year2) Culturally, the Southern half of the US seems to be a lot more accepting of STRs regulation-wise.
Dan Chapman Best states to buy n hold in
8 July 2014 | 75 replies
The man who bought his land for pennies on the dollar ended finding large deposits of diamonds & became wealthy beyond his imagination.Thoughts?
Jamil Rivera Morris Invest company
16 August 2018 | 38 replies
It’s kind of crazy Morris still has an active podcast .. the most recent episode title being “How to Think like a Wealthy Investor “ ...