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10 January 2014 | 11 replies
Usually attempting to deprive the potential purchaser of proper due diligence, most of the time since the brokers promoting the program have no experience in these matters.
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8 January 2015 | 33 replies
I have to correct them and tell them I am merely a very long time member, moderator, and simply a promoter - for free I might add - of the site.I have mentored at least 10 BP members.I have learned from countless BP members, thereby increasing my knowledge and success.
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4 May 2014 | 16 replies
There are a lot of people out there right now hyping and promoting notes as the latest, greatest thing.
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6 May 2014 | 9 replies
I did not run this thru my spreadsheet but the numbers look enticing.
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10 May 2016 | 1 reply
Personally I believe land trusts are one of the most overused and over promoted tools in real estate investing.There is no statutory basis for the in MD and therefore may be invalid here.
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30 May 2016 | 11 replies
Before the government and the industry reigned in short-sale exploitation - what used to be called "A -> B-> C" transactions, this type of exploitation was rampant, and even was promoted heavily by "the gurus" as a way to get big paydays for relatively little effort.
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3 August 2016 | 60 replies
Cash flow "investing" is a marketing ploy to entice novice investors.
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29 March 2016 | 13 replies
I would tell you how and why I know this but I recently mentioned my property management experience with vacation rentals in Hawaii and got my post removed for "self-promotion" -- so I won't.
14 September 2016 | 6 replies
If possible have a little better plan in place with Servicer to entice response.
30 August 2016 | 7 replies
We start with good screening, appropriate rents,activities to promote a sense of community, maintain a very clean interior and exterior.