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27 April 2009 | 7 replies
As a Banking Executive back in the 80's during the S&L crisis, I can attest to fact that the general public is clueless as to what really goes on behind closed doors.
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7 May 2009 | 20 replies
We were going to hold the property as a rental, but wouldn't mind getting a lump sum in cash in return (to invest elsewhere) if we could.Thanks for anyone's expert opinion in this.BTW, I just spoke to an investor this weekend, someone from American Investors Network (Jim Shead's group) who said it could possibly be done, if done right.
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1 December 2009 | 5 replies
I suggest to fill as much as you can so that the lenders will take your application seriously especially in the executive summary area.
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10 May 2009 | 13 replies
Get your mind right, get your plan right and then execute your plan like you have everything to lose and nothing to gain and be ready to always change/modify your plan to continuously improve.
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10 May 2009 | 6 replies
It sounds to me like this "split market" that you have, which we don't, is a consequence primarily of the following two factors:1) Americans obviously have a greater reluctance to rehab than we have in Australia."
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12 May 2009 | 6 replies
Now if we can just convince the other 299,999,996 American this is a great idea we will be getting somewhere!
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7 June 2009 | 4 replies
Hahaha no more F*in around, be the american that you are, and mend that ****. hahahaha intercourse with a doll, you're kids will never know!
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7 June 2009 | 0 replies
Are we Americans and Canadians as dumb as we appear --- or --- is it that we just do not think?
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10 June 2009 | 14 replies
The millions of Americans who've been through foreclosure in the last 3 years can't buy a house in any way OTHER THAN to negotiate owner financing with a seller-and HR 1728 would greatly reduce the number of properties available in this way.
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20 June 2009 | 54 replies
The millions of Americans who've been through foreclosure in the last 3 years can't buy a house in any way OTHER THAN to negotiate owner financing with a seller-and HR 1728 would greatly reduce the number of properties available in this way.