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25 July 2014 | 26 replies
His attorney may be legit, or a friend writing a letter to you on letterhead that looks like an attorney.
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20 May 2019 | 9 replies
Initially, I was thinking with a mom and pop mentality, but now I understand how to professionally structure funding from family and friends and make it legit.
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16 October 2020 | 6 replies
In my eyes... the investor receives a legit report written by a State certified and licensed appraiser.
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28 October 2013 | 39 replies
The only trick is being sure you are working with a legit team.
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5 December 2014 | 11 replies
Same as @Dawn Anastasi we haven't done much leveraging, preferring to buy all cash or pay off mortgages, and agree with her about not breaking the rule of completing the application process and doing background checks even if we intuitively know we will be accepting a prospective tenant.One time we accepted a prospective tenant's copy of their credit check, since it was recently done as part of the process of their getting a home improvement loan; they were renting from us during their 6 month remodel and he worked as an attorney and she as an administrator at a non-profit organization, so it was a good bet the document was legit.
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15 December 2007 | 9 replies
There are many legit direct sales companies out there and I would attest that NR is one of them.
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21 June 2018 | 26 replies
Hello RebeccaWhen you use Google browser and type in a business into search engine or let's say you use search words like "Hotels in Manasota Key" our listing will come up because we registered with Google, and Google verified us as being a legit business .
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27 April 2017 | 5 replies
Wouldn't be renting another place and wouldn't own another primary residence.1) Is the above scenario legit?
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4 January 2019 | 2 replies
Also, still waiting to hear how much their fees are for refi's, will also update when I hear about these fees.Hopefully, this company is legit :) Good luck!
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7 December 2019 | 1 reply
Plan sounds solid, wholesaler sounds legit from the info you provided.When it comes to the properties, never take the wholesaler at their word on any assumptions.