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26 November 2017 | 8 replies
There are actually several appellate decisions holding that if a contract is assigned you have to pay two sets of transfer taxes - one as if the property was sold to the wholesaler and another from the wholesaler to the end buyer - even if it only involves a single closing.Also, PA has been following suit with several other states in bringing criminal prosecutions against wholesalers for acting as an unlicensed real estate broker.The work around to this is to sign an option, not a sales agreement, with the seller.
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3 January 2017 | 22 replies
Mark,No offense, and i hope you have continued good fortune with your rental properties, but I see you sell memphis properties and work for one of the larger "turnkey" outfits.
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18 January 2023 | 12 replies
What is their criminal / misdemeanor background?
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18 September 2020 | 55 replies
Combine that with the rest of the picture: employment verification, rental references, criminal/background check (look for active judgements from creditors).
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6 January 2021 | 7 replies
It's an entirely different mindset that accounts for both offense and defense.
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24 April 2021 | 99 replies
Please DO NOT write about ANY Legal Matter where you think you can suffer a criminal penalty (fine, misdemeanor, felony, infraction, etc).
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9 January 2023 | 20 replies
is there a good one stop shop that can run credit, criminal, and rental history?
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29 September 2023 | 6 replies
There are also sites like SpotCrime and other free site to check criminal activity.
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23 January 2024 | 7 replies
TransUnion provides a credit, criminal and rental history.