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13 November 2013 | 16 replies
That is why i looking for alternative investment options.Thanks for your information.James
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4 March 2016 | 16 replies
Obviously I wouldn't want to do this in anything but a lower end rental or flip, but it seems like a cheap and possibly attractive alternative?
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19 April 2014 | 14 replies
Generally speaking they are a better alternative to a residential tenants.
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1 October 2014 | 14 replies
I would like to add as a long time Professional investor, I would like to see you have started your emergency min $2500, living expense funds 6 times your mthly pay check, a work 401k or better yet a Roth Ira, before you jump to investing in real estate or any other alternative investment.
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21 April 2014 | 9 replies
As an alternative, consider a car magnet.
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23 April 2014 | 17 replies
Maybe we'll try to alternate months.
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2 June 2015 | 24 replies
IRS does not allow any disqualified person to conduct business with your retirement plan.An alternative to this can be taking a personal loan form your 401k (it it has this option available).
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23 April 2014 | 5 replies
@Forest Ritchie - don't forget to look for alternative funding sources.
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26 April 2014 | 10 replies
Alternatively, you can just buy a REIT like SBY or the countless others.
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16 December 2014 | 11 replies
Alternatively, you can use the higher cost option of traditional (paid) advertising of your posts until they find somebody else to target.