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21 February 2014 | 3 replies
An alternate would be, if there is a shut off to the water line to that spigot, just shut off the water and cap it (or remove it).
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25 February 2014 | 15 replies
Your SF deal will probably sell closer to MV and carry a higher interest than alternative investments, including the return on capital in your new purchase.
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27 February 2014 | 24 replies
Make sure that they are okay with that or have an alternative plan for what to do if they tell you that you can't do that.
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25 February 2014 | 7 replies
If you do some searching, you might find one that will consider the rental income.Other alternatives are private lenders or hard money.
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9 December 2015 | 22 replies
An alternative is something I heard while listening to one of the "Rich Dad" audiobooks; apparently, Robert purchases his vehicles by first purchasing assets whose cashflow will match or exceed the monthly payments of the vehicle.
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26 February 2014 | 1 reply
The alternative is to look for private lenders to refinance the house.
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26 February 2014 | 2 replies
The alternative is to look for private lenders to refinance the house.
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5 March 2014 | 2 replies
Alternatively, you could buy a sub $40k fixer upper and offer it as a $60k with a 10 year owner finance deal with $20k down, no credit check.
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30 May 2017 | 12 replies
A free way to get an alternate number is Google voice and it transcribes the messages for you.
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17 March 2014 | 4 replies
Its really a math problem to figure out what's the cheaper alternative.