3 February 2012 | 13 replies
Owning our own home, growing old in it, and retiring off of it!
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7 February 2012 | 4 replies
Depending on the chain they have a selected broker handling their growth and searches for them.The restaurant also has a builder that does spec work for them.Not all restaurants have free standing and some only have in line models.You have to see what the product mix is for the area.Example if 20 pizza places are in a 2 mile radius the saturation rate might be to high for a particular restaurant.They look at demographics,price for the land,required easements,traffic flow for time of day whether they are mainly a lunch driven business or dinner.Shape of the parcel for architectural work,flow,and what model of restaurant they can build there.Example a franchise has 3 size models.Data for the area suggest the biggest model.Your parcel would only fit their smallest building.In that case they might see about buying another parcel to increase size or find another location.Chain restaurants usually lease the space so they can free up capital to keep growing locations and their brand.
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7 February 2012 | 37 replies
Without your help, this site doesn't grow, the knowledgebase doesn't increase, the deal making and partnership opportunities don't exist.
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6 February 2012 | 4 replies
I don't intend to violate any laws so I will figure out other ways to grow my company.
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20 October 2014 | 22 replies
Something to consider is that several states have laws about passing processing fees for credit cards directly to the consumer.
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19 February 2012 | 16 replies
I tell tenants that pay partials I work with them as long as the late fee is paid and they are caught up in week 2 to 3.It's better for me than going a few months without rent and reconditioning the place.To be clear I DO NOT tell them it is okay to pay late each month NOR do I let the balance keep growing past what is owed for that current month.
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14 February 2012 | 24 replies
That will get me to 18 houses.My hope is that, as the prices start to go up and sales start coming back, I'll be able to continue buying 2 a year by doing a flip and making 15 to 20k and then using that to pay down a buy/hold deal where the cash flow is still at that $300 a month or more.Not as concerned with cash on cash return as much as I am with chunking in the net cash flow and continuing to grow.25 houses by age 45 is my goal.
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17 October 2012 | 55 replies
It is a means and it grows with all you put into it.
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19 February 2012 | 9 replies
Thanks for helping us grow the community, Nick!
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24 February 2012 | 13 replies
Growing our RE business in the US certainly has its growing pains.