James Hiddle
Largest Fraud In History ($50 Billion)
27 December 2008 | 7 replies
Those clients may have included other funds that in turn had many investors.The SEC said it appeared that virtually all of the assets of his hedge fund business were missing.CONSISTENT RETURNSAn investor in the hedge fund said it generated consistent returns, which was part of the attraction.
H Simpson
Christmas Gifts For Tenants
7 December 2009 | 29 replies
Now, granted, some of these things were to make our managment easier, but in every case the tenants benefited in some way.
Peter Mariano
Your home investments and the need for home inspection
17 December 2008 | 3 replies
Although it appears redundant to undertake such a procedure since the buyers will most likely have their own home inspection services before deciding to buy a home.
Jim Doine
Donation link
17 December 2008 | 5 replies
Joshua, you need to make the donate link easier to find, perhaps a big flashing red button at the top of the front page.
Oliver Trojahn
Possible first duplex deal
11 January 2009 | 22 replies
I'm mentioning this because the property you buy may not appear to need any repairs now, but you never know when a bigger-ticket item will reach out and bite you.
Mark Hu
Kwikset resettable locks good or bad?
26 February 2010 | 11 replies
Are the locks they sell as easy to use as they appear to be on their website?
Steve Londeau
New Guy. Be nice to me. :)
17 December 2008 | 5 replies
(10-12% interest, low LTVs and every other security protection I can provide) Thanks for what appears to be a great site so far and I hope to meet and network with many of you!
Terry Royce
Brokering vs. Wholesaling
3 February 2009 | 18 replies
You want to be careful not to describe wholesaling as brokering, because any type of brokerage requires at least a real estate license.Wholesaling in practice can appear very similar to brokering but again the difference is the wholesaler is utilizing an equitable interest in the property while a real estate broker/agent is utilizing agency laws.Now Minna, net listings are not illegal in all states, but they are very touchy.
Jeff Fairchild
Starting out in this economy (Tips?)
31 December 2008 | 11 replies
Here are my observations:1) You have to get a bigger discount, whether you're wholesaling or not2) There appear to be fewer buyers to wholesale to now who have cash, so work harder at building a list of real players3) Private lenders are a little more wary of loaning on real estate, but you can just show them in more detail how you buy at big discounts and they understand.