It's absolutely true that cap expenses are not technically an operating expense - AS I'VE SAID HUNDREDS OF TIMES BEFORE!

Nothing new, except for the fact that my already haunted property was in the background with police tape around it.

Background/experience is a decision factor for most commercial lenders making it difficult to leapfrog into commercial (this is not a steadfast rule if equity/cash flow is sufficient).

Did a yahoo search for "real estate arena scam" to see if there was any dirt on the company and it led me to a thread on this board.From there I couldn't stop reading all the insight and wonderful tools this community has.A little background of myself.

If you've got such a strong background but haven't started to invest, perhaps you're allowing fear to overtake you?

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Technically if a portion of the loan is forgiven you are required to report the income even if you don’t receive a 1099.

Most don't have the credit, and can't pass the back ground checks.

Don,:welcome:Given your background are you looking to invest in RE or are you more focused on being a service provider and advisor to RE investors.Given your long history what is your view of the CA market?

Mike would you mind giving me a little background as to what you did to start?