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12 February 2013 | 4 replies
Now years later you have refi costs and most likely higher debt service with a higher interest rate.Don't talk yourself into a deal with special financing.
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12 February 2013 | 5 replies
I would start by scouring the forums and paying special attention to the areas of real estate investing that interest you.
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12 February 2013 | 8 replies
You have a crap ton of forms, pay quarterly withholding/self-employment tax/payroll tax, give yourself a W-2, and so be prepared to spend money hiring a CPA and a payroll program/service.
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13 February 2013 | 4 replies
This is in TX btw.http://www.lonestarlandlaw.com/Asset-Protect.htmlI'm making preparations to get kicked off doing mobile homes.
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13 February 2013 | 12 replies
I'd like to be prepared and ask him any other important questions but don't want to waste his/her time.
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13 February 2013 | 2 replies
As part of my day job I am a business process expert, specializing in credit origination, capital markets, asset management and alternative investing.
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15 February 2013 | 6 replies
I'm new at real estate investment and have been reading everything I can on investing properties, specially at Bigger pockets.
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13 February 2013 | 1 reply
I'm new at real estate investment and have been reading everything I can on investing properties, specially at Bigger pockets.
14 February 2013 | 0 replies
Should an HOA be allowed to give credit to owners that are able to participate in a clean up day exempting them from a special assessment while assessing the rest of the owners that do not or, more important, cannot participate (whether they have to work on that day or are disabled)?
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16 February 2013 | 17 replies
The line runs through their regular coax cable and uses what is essentially a special modem.