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11 November 2013 | 41 replies
You may not like this, but here it goes.People need to begin by assessing themselves first, thier circumstances, education/knowledge of RE, thies ability to borrow, thier credit, thies ability to meet and work with people, thier understanding of business in general and the community inwhich you expect to work in.
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3 June 2013 | 6 replies
As solid team of 5 new kids to keep each other motivated, we can consult each other and pool experiance, knowledge, and maybe resources.
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7 June 2013 | 14 replies
A C Corp is the most complex, doubt most new folks aren't going to be writing thier own stock certificates and, they can't do thier own taxes, but that's a plus for CPAs (not many newbies are GAAP knowledgable) and insurance can be more costly.
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3 June 2013 | 15 replies
Just relocated from North Carolina and looking to gain some knowledge on no money options for RE investing.
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27 June 2013 | 3 replies
Next time just insist they must be out prior to closing they CAN find new housing in time guaranteed; they just need the motivation of not selling their house until they do and they'll find a way to make it happen.
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5 May 2015 | 52 replies
My gut tells me next time that I'd rather pay less for a good enough home that can attract a wider pool of tenants.I'm excited to see how this all plays out, learn and apply my knowledge toward future deals.
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3 June 2013 | 6 replies
This is a great place to meet more like mined individuals that can share their knowledge and experience with you.
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3 June 2013 | 3 replies
I'm starting to see that I should have started here with my quest for short sale knowledge and I'm on a very broad search right now, Anson I already talked to you about the real-estate courses and saw another post of yours about online verses a class room and have decided to take the classroom route, any schools you would recommend they seem similar for the online courses.
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9 June 2013 | 9 replies
I was very impressed with the amount of skill and knowledge many of the members have.
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13 March 2014 | 42 replies
I view tax deductions as a plus while your paying the mortgages off, but to my knowledge they arent as valuable as the income off of a free and clear property.I know a lot of people share your view point, but I just dont understand how a portion of money is better than ALL of the money.