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15 December 2008 | 10 replies
Basically, all the major investment banks have engaged in credit default swaps which allow a buyer or ‘fixed rate’ party to make periodic payments to a ‘floating rate’ party in exchange for the ‘right’ to a payoff if there is a default or credit event in respect to a third party - called the reference entity.
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9 January 2009 | 10 replies
Mostly it has to do with your comfort level, education and tolerance for risk.Personally - we prefer real estate (obviously) for multiple reasons.
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15 December 2008 | 13 replies
The court shall award exemplary damages of not less than three times the actual damages if the defendant has engaged in multiple acts of rent skimming and may award exemplary damages in other cases.
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20 September 2009 | 14 replies
Take it from someone who has multiple judgments worth 10's of thousands of dollars - you will not collect.
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3 February 2009 | 18 replies
Brokering deals is the only wholesaling I engage in, and is exactly what I teach my students.
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19 December 2008 | 16 replies
Caitlin- It was pretty well reported on multiple news stations a week ago.
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23 January 2019 | 14 replies
Do you combine multiple properties into one loan and if so what do you do when you sell one of the properties?
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31 December 2008 | 11 replies
Having a proper business plan, multiple exit strategies, and the ability to properly analize the investments are also key factors in addition to purchasing at a large discount in any economy, bad, or good.
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23 December 2008 | 4 replies
I've tried multiple times over the course of a few days.
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26 December 2008 | 4 replies
A solid set of contractors, proven over multiple years.2.