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21 September 2021 | 13 replies
It certainly helps mitigate some of the downside, but putting that type of deal together would be more complex.
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16 October 2018 | 7 replies
What are the down sides of doing a short as a wholesaler?
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23 March 2019 | 26 replies
Thats the only 2 downsides i would like to warn you about.
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22 December 2014 | 18 replies
Only downside to them, is their capital is limited.
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13 April 2013 | 30 replies
The downside is that being very powerful, database programs require a steep learning curve.
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9 May 2013 | 1 reply
The downside is, you have to maintain two websites, domains, brands, etc.
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4 September 2013 | 4 replies
Downside is that everything is slow.
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11 March 2019 | 15 replies
The downside though is the 15 points upfront.
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3 September 2015 | 17 replies
You would have to split the upside, but you can probably have extremely limited downside(wasted time vs. money of pocket) if you structure the deal correctly.
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7 September 2021 | 3 replies
@Jezelle John The downside to making cash offers with aspirations of securing financing on the back end is if the eventual bank deems the building non lendable after you've bought it.