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My name is Michael Evans and I was a real estate investor from 1997-2005. I used to enter into pre-construction purchase contracts for SFR by putting $3K down, wait 3-6 months for them to build the house, close the d...
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I am looking at a purchase for a buy and hold but the economic indictators are concerning to me. While I know it's best to buy low/make money when you buy, I am concerned that the unemployment will go up and as a resu...
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I'm interested to purchase auction houses, but it concerns me when I read "Buyer Assumes Responsibility of Occupancy".
I do believe buying a house from an auction is considered as foreclosure. Is it absolutel...
Hello!I am re-financing my 6-unit I purchased about 1 year ago. I would like a relatively easy and economical Commercial RE attorney who covers Hudson County. I am working with a regional bank in Hudson County as we...
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Hi,
I was interested to see how much a borrowers track record should matter when you are thinking about lending on one of their properties.
If a borrower seems trustworthy and has a long, flawless track...
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As a real estate investor and advisor with an eye for opportunity, few transactions in history rival the scale and foresight of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803, Thomas Jefferson negotiated a deal with Napoleon Bonapar...
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In a different post I out lined an argument and counter argument for each scenario... Deflation, Stagflation, Inflation and Hyperinflation. It was aimed at a BP member wanting to hedge their portfolio. Hopefully it ...
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I understand that we can't always predict exactly when the market will rise or fall, but I would like to hear everyone's opinion on where we are right now, and also where we are headed in the near future. Thank you.
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I'm a new investor, economics background which means I understand math and maybe am grounded about appreciation or lack their of, however I came across "The book on rental property investing" and I again am realizing ...
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http://www.minyanville.com/articles/sox-bks-spx-hgx-indices-fed/index/a/19378
Has some interesting information with how bad the stock market has done after each intervention by the government.
Very interesting in th...