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27 July 2010 | 23 replies
The "dots" are the Realtor postings and the "zeros" are my responses:•“I would not get involved in such a transaction because 1) I don't want to lose my license to practice real estate and go to jail, and 2) I would not be acting in my seller's best interest if he could get a higher price for his home and not be saddled with a larger income tax on the forgiven debt.†oBill Patterson • Quite the contrary!
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17 August 2017 | 50 replies
Apparently, before 2008, it was common practice to transfer your rentals into your own LLC and mortgage companies either allowed it or didn't care.
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19 January 2019 | 4 replies
If you do something that is in poor practice, hiding faults, that can be seen as fraudulent acts and the issue of a contractor being liable for one year on work goes out the window, fraud may begin when it's discovered, so you need to stick to common practice.I agree with Ben, a thick coat or paint would probably do it and I don't care for painted brick either.
23 October 2013 | 6 replies
Since this will be my first REI attempt, I wanted to keep it relatively simple to gain some practical experience.
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29 October 2014 | 27 replies
I am not sure if this is a solid do not or if it is not best practice.
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29 April 2015 | 21 replies
The common practice today is to tear out old windows because they are "bad".
29 June 2015 | 3 replies
They no longer do so if I want to sue I must file a federal lawsuit and the attorney was hoping I would to stop the practice of defrauding the public!
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23 July 2015 | 4 replies
It is common practice to introduce your own rental agreement/lease as soon as possible when purchasing property with tenants in place, and it is also important to introduce yourself right away, both formally in a letter and in person (yourself or your property manager).
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23 September 2016 | 17 replies
I know 3 ways to wholesale without entering into contracts in bad faith, lying to owners, deceiving and getting into the practice of real estate without a license, which is basically what this whole crowd is following.
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12 May 2017 | 7 replies
This seems to be typical practice within the South Jersey area.