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18 November 2018 | 19 replies
As far as determining if an area is "safe", for me it is less about statistics and more about spending time on the ground and getting a sense for it.
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12 October 2018 | 2 replies
Hello BP, I’m starting my journey into real estate and I’m trying to figure out what niches might work for me.
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12 October 2018 | 7 replies
I was originally going to just get myself an agent but now I'm wondering if it would be beneficial for me to learn how to be an agent and get licensed?
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12 October 2018 | 5 replies
That scenario just does not work for me.
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13 October 2018 | 13 replies
I'm sure some will work for me directly, but mostly others as independent contractors/sub-contractors.
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15 October 2018 | 3 replies
Someone referred him a few weeks ago for me and he is working diligently to get me some solid rates.
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12 October 2018 | 8 replies
But your QI for the 1031 can form a holding entity called the Exchange Accommodating Title Holder and actually take title to the new property to hold it for you.
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11 October 2018 | 3 replies
In my experience, you can add up all your housing expenses, then using the proportion assignment on form E to simply state what % of the house is owner occupied.
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12 October 2018 | 4 replies
The usual way would be for me to put my name and/or partners after my name so my end buyer will be closing.
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12 October 2018 | 13 replies
I was only able to download 4 episodes on Soundcloud... do you know if the rest are set up different in the system or if it is some kind of limitation on the part of Soundcloud?