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24 April 2013 | 14 replies
You have to use your body (natural weapons) your hands and your feet to defend yourself and any surrounding objects that can sway things in your favor.Many people buy a gun and never practice with it and can't even shoot straight and freeze up when a real confrontation happens.
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29 April 2013 | 23 replies
Other issues come into play, the length of time funds are used, the extent of improvements, the volume of business conducted by the borrower and the end use of funds may be considered to view the commercial nature of a loan.
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3 May 2013 | 7 replies
Sorry about the unclear nature of my questions; I suppose that just means I don't quite understand the full process yet.
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11 September 2013 | 32 replies
The last thing your husband wants to do after an exhausting week is go hound a tenant that is trashing a place or not paying rent on the weekend.There are many avenues in real estate that are more passive in nature.
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3 May 2013 | 8 replies
The short term nature of the lease along with the nature of the target tenant screams lodger-proprietor relationship not landlord tenant relationship.
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4 May 2013 | 21 replies
Mike, nothing against your savvy business knowledge but by the nature of the question it implied you're new to dealing in REOs, taht's my focus.New investors need to understand what agents/brokers do if they are going to use them in RE, this isn't like walking through car lots and even car salesman don't want to be used.Mike, bottom line, you'll get more attention, better representation and service from your own agent than trying to use a listing agent in any deal.
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18 June 2013 | 7 replies
You should be able to avoid a double close depending on the nature of your deal and upon C-buyer purchase method (does it have to be cash - good, if your C buyer is financing, back to back may not work.
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28 September 2013 | 9 replies
it is actually two steps first you color each board with its own stain color but then you may have to use the lightest of the stains to sort of feather out your work.be sure to wipe the stain lightly when feathering to bring out the natural gradation of colordepending on your floor you may have to sand some adjacent boards to keep the hues going out. from the repair so that it begins to look like an anomaly on your floor.
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3 May 2013 | 9 replies
Are you going to fabricate a reason that would qualify for canceling but the real reason is you simply can't find a buyer?
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4 August 2014 | 31 replies
BUT, with the ever changing market, we may relook this strategy as well done homes are naturally selling fast right now.