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30 March 2009 | 9 replies
Just got my return back from him, so I'm going to spend some time figuring out exactly how he categorized everything so I can do it more cleanly in the future.My understand is that the improvements you make before its rent ready go into the basis.
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28 March 2009 | 7 replies
Lena, first just spend some time educating yourself and networking.I would highly suggest seeking out those in your area who are investing and pick their brains.
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27 March 2009 | 4 replies
It seems that they are fed up with the reckless spending and massive deficits and they are going to play hardball.
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7 January 2010 | 16 replies
If not you can use wordpress but consider the time you'll be spending doing it.
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30 March 2009 | 5 replies
What is the most you have had to spend on a rehab?
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31 March 2009 | 5 replies
It's great that you're spending some time educating your self first.
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9 April 2009 | 11 replies
Credit isn't as important if your interested in creative financing techniques, I would highly recommend spending that money on more advanced education and or marketing depending on which strategy you end up choosing.
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6 May 2009 | 47 replies
The problem with that is he and many others like him have little to no experience doing the negotiations and spend most of their time trying to get listings, etc rather than attacking the bank negotiations in a productive and efficient manner.How do you know the agent did not present the offer?
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17 April 2009 | 19 replies
How much time do you spend in due diligence before presenting an offer?
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3 April 2009 | 2 replies
They'll come in, spend 15 minutes looking at the property and make an offer.