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24 July 2013 | 11 replies
I have had some bad seeds and it cost me to be $7000 over budget which prevented me from flipping a house that I had this exact plan in place.
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19 July 2013 | 13 replies
Dean - A few things that we try to do to prevent these kinds of things from happening.
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21 July 2013 | 5 replies
Do a quick search and you'll see how having your license can cause some ambiguity when wholesaling and how to properly disclose that info to prevent any issues.
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5 December 2013 | 35 replies
I have run across many people who either want to be an investor but prevent themselves from moving forward due to fear or those who have jumped into this arena quickly only to find out they do not have the perseverance to either follow through or stick it out on a deal that can be challenging.
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27 January 2016 | 26 replies
Maybe you're not getting the miles out of your current AppleApp and that's what's preventing the development of it's Android equivalent.
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29 July 2013 | 8 replies
Ps does anyone know how I stop the notification emails,they are clogging up my in box
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28 July 2013 | 4 replies
My experience with long distance investing was not good with Stockton ( PM's were bad in addition to lack of knowledge of market and we were able to get out quickly to prevent bleeding) but farming will be a different ballgame.
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28 July 2013 | 9 replies
We wanted the place badly so we prevented it from going to auction and paid $92.
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29 July 2013 | 1 reply
Handling Repairs: I believe the homeowner could be compensated either by reducing rent and/or by providing additional equity for the repairs that were made.Passive investor rights: Ability to refuse unneeded repairs or at least not pay and prevent homeowner from selling house without consent.Monitoring house: The home would be appraised/inspect periodically.
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29 July 2013 | 19 replies
We decided to give them all their rent/security deposit back to get them out right away, but of course, they left a parting gift of a dirty house (they had 4 kids), a washcloth flushed down the toilet causing a major clog for the plumber to clear out, and a week's worth of water/sewer/electric/gas bills.