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13 May 2024 | 9 replies
@Jason Vermeulen you’re running a business and need to set expectations- not just for this tenant but for all tenants at your property.
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13 May 2024 | 9 replies
Investing is a business and the business environment has changed from interest rates to contractors to tenants.
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15 May 2024 | 22 replies
Strasburg Bank, Apple Creek Bank, Sugarcreek Bank are some that have been here for a while, also check First Commonwealth and a great guy that just started his own business - Christopher Liebig of Nonprofit Mortgage (714) 499-5509 .
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13 May 2024 | 9 replies
Who you do business with matters more than any other factor when you are a passive investor.
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13 May 2024 | 11 replies
Monopolistic behavior, with complete and reckless disregard for the reason they are in business to begin with: Us.
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13 May 2024 | 21 replies
@Munjal Adhvaryu Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.
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12 May 2024 | 20 replies
This is more for future financial planning, but it will incorporate REI for the meantime.
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13 May 2024 | 2 replies
Also after you are established, conferences are totally worth it because it screens out all the investors that aren't serious about doing business.
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12 May 2024 | 3 replies
Yes, investors do pay themselves for the work they are doing (separating their construction businesses from their investment businesses)2.
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13 May 2024 | 9 replies
I will pay him off using another business credit line I have..key was that I want to show that my down payment is not borrowed money hence this plan