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22 January 2007 | 3 replies
A lease option can give you some up front cash from the buyer, provide them with a time period to establish their credit, give them a sense of "ownership" of the house, and eliminate maintenance for you.
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4 March 2007 | 12 replies
your post is riddled with misconceptions.no, llc does not protect a person from business debt of llc, unless it is an established business, with money coming and credit to fall back on - and this is not possible for any new business.if you want any loans through conventional means, you'll have to personally guarantee loans - which makes you personally responsible for repayment of that debt.liability insurance is definitely advisable for any business.
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21 July 2007 | 7 replies
You have to establish a relationship with this person.He is telling you that for the simple fact that the person he is talking to told him to say that.How to overcome that is to simply bring it to light.
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29 July 2008 | 11 replies
As for your REI potential, You should probably decide where you want to be, and go and get established in your new job.
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26 July 2012 | 25 replies
It's always a gamble to me and I would definitely negotiate with the seller and get the price way down.
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20 July 2011 | 5 replies
With today's LOW interest rate, gambling with ARMs seems nuts to me.Do your numbers make sense at all (i.e. 2% rule) ?
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7 November 2011 | 18 replies
Additionally, if you are late on just one card, the rest of the credit card issuers could raise your rates under something called "universal default" (late on one is late on all).Too big a gamble, in my opinion, especially if the property you purchase does not generate income right away.
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3 December 2012 | 9 replies
An established foundation company should use a 3rd party engineer and if so you need to check them out as well.
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19 December 2012 | 23 replies
You're overseas, they could use the cash, and based on their track record, your risk is lower than gambling on gold ect...
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18 February 2013 | 36 replies
So just establish a rate of return you want, and go from there, don't pay attention to how much of the price you get in rent.