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11 February 2013 | 7 replies
I guess I'm having trouble communicating the notion of generating "creative" ideas of how to leverage the asset without interrupting the cash flow much and ideally increasing the overall return on the equity.So I'll put out one idea I had in order to, hopefully, spur some brainstorming in the direction I was hoping this thread would go:Say my stepfather wants to hold the property for 10 more years.
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11 February 2013 | 1 reply
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22 September 2013 | 16 replies
Priscilla Your previous "success" notwithstanding,you are playing with Fire while tredding over thin Ice both at the same time here!
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30 May 2013 | 35 replies
Playing music is a lot more fun when you don't need to rely on it to pay the bills...
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18 February 2013 | 19 replies
If you can't get it sold for cash you can turn it back to the seller (not ideal) or you can try to line up private funds to take it down and finance it.
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11 February 2013 | 4 replies
You shouldn't need to pay anywhere near 9% interest, but you will need to play on at lease $170K down.
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17 February 2013 | 6 replies
It's not until legislative restrictions and practical limits come into play that we realize some things are just plain next to impossible to do.
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16 February 2013 | 16 replies
Time is an important factor as I work anywhere from 45-60 hours a week.I have heard/read somewhere that ideally someone investing in property would want to see returns no more than 2 years later.
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9 March 2013 | 19 replies
If the numbers don't play in your favor, walk!
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17 February 2013 | 14 replies
I played with different types of financing scenarios.