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22 November 2013 | 5 replies
Collecting on an unsecured debt is not easy and losses can incur, as such, most debt related to real property is secured by the appropriate security instrument (mortgage/dot) and that debt is evidenced by the Promissory Note which serves as a sort of I.O.U. for what was borrowed and how it get's paid back.3.
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25 November 2013 | 10 replies
That investor could "Flip" it and make a profit, or if they choose, they could become a "Landlord" by having tenants and collecting monthly income.BP is great to bring these people together!
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2 December 2013 | 18 replies
I take them through a scripted conversation in order to collect the data necessary to determine their level of motivation.
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15 December 2013 | 1 reply
You, as a third party (not seller or buyer) wouldn't generally collect 'acquisition fees'.
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25 November 2013 | 6 replies
If you can't you need to 1. dump it or 2. keep it as part of your future second home collections allowing tenants to pay for some of home. :)
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9 December 2013 | 11 replies
One other thing to consider is to verify the seller’s ACTUAL rents collected.
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26 November 2013 | 8 replies
., collecting rent, screening tenants, dealing with move ins and move outs?
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22 May 2018 | 33 replies
I get your point about collecting enough rent so that when you do need to put cash in it's less painful.
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25 November 2013 | 4 replies
Hey everyone,I thought I would start a thread to try and collect everyone's experiences on the best/most effective ways you have cut your expenses on your landlording business.
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25 November 2013 | 1 reply
Just know if you have a certain type of tenant base ongoing rent collections and dealing with their "issues" will be involved.