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6 March 2017 | 12 replies
@Tony Zheng - The 3 most important aspects to an effective direct mail campaign are 1) A quality lead list, 2) A quality mailpiece that gets you to stand out. 3) Follow up/Consistency.1) For a quality lead list, you want to spend time finding niche lists (DFD, tax liens, code violations, etc.).
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2 March 2017 | 1 reply
Typically, an elderly homeowner effectively takes equity out of his or her house without having to make mortgage payments.
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19 January 2017 | 14 replies
So effectively, USAA writes my umbrella policy, when it otherwise wouldn’t.Why don't I want USAA to cover my investment properties?
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19 January 2017 | 9 replies
If you are showing and finding the prospective tenant and they are just assisting with paperwork, it might be cost effective.
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30 January 2017 | 6 replies
Ergo, when you subsequently sell the shares you would owe capital gains on the difference between your basis ($500) and the amount that the stock was sold for.Say, you eventually sell the stock for $1,700, your capital gains would be the difference of the "carryover" basis of $500 (NOT the $1,000 FMV as of the date of gift) and the selling price of $1,700; hence, your capital gain would be $1,200 - subject to the capital gains tax rate that would be in effect at that time.Again, seek out a competent tax advisor for further guidance.
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24 January 2017 | 13 replies
Do not let emotion effect your decisions.
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18 January 2017 | 0 replies
At the bottom I have an implied rent value based on a later section that compares advertised rental rates.Next section is the Recently Sold section which is effectively the same as the current listings.I've noticed in my area there isn't a lot of recently sold data.
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19 January 2017 | 3 replies
The 0% down loan limits do not scale up with unit count for VA loans, but lenders often have FHA and VA lumped together as "FHA/VA" in their heads.From VA.gov:VA's 2017 Loan Limits are the same as the Federal Housing Finance Agency's limits - 2017 Loan Limits (Effective January 1, 2017).
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19 January 2017 | 2 replies
Something to the effect of The property is being delivered free of pests and rodents.
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19 January 2017 | 10 replies
Congratulations, you've figured out the effect of compound interest.