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19 January 2009 | 2 replies
No IRS tax tricks allowed, apparently!
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18 September 2009 | 51 replies
I just visited a third world country that was seeing potential starvation in rural areas due to the cost of basic food items.
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17 February 2009 | 11 replies
Robert makes some good points aboveI will also add:Wholesaling is basically finding a deal, putting the deal under contract to purchase and then exercising your contract rights to assign the deal (sales contract) to another entity (buyer).
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2 March 2019 | 5 replies
Just a free ad on craigslist or backpage does the trick.
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29 January 2009 | 3 replies
Basically you are working the deal backwards to see what makes sense for you as a net on the deal, and then decide if this will allow a good enough return to satisfy the money source.
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5 February 2009 | 22 replies
Basically if you had a heartbeat, you qualify!
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18 February 2009 | 10 replies
Like I have stated before. an investors "Basic" strategy should not really change due to market fluctuation, and in my opinion, balance is the key to any long term success regardless of market conditions!
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28 November 2009 | 29 replies
I my license basically for the MLS and to look at houses with lock boxes instead of contacting my agent and dragging them out.
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30 January 2009 | 2 replies
You are basically helping someone to become a home owner.
29 January 2009 | 2 replies
You should come up with your own formula and basically you would plug in the numbers for where you need to buy it at and if it does not work then move on.