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George Gammon Dave Ramsey Is Misleading The Public
19 August 2019 | 108 replies

I wanted to address this to educate people who have been mislead by the financial services industry...not just Dave Ramsey Step 7 - Build wealth and give. This is where he want's you to "invest in mutual funds," and...

Devin James Don't be Fooled by Misleading Returns
28 September 2024 | 4 replies

Why we don’t like ARR (Average Rate of Return)
It’s easy to skew the numbers.

Here's an example of a positive ARR of 12.5%, but the investment loss is $50.

Year 1

Start Value: $100
End Value: $25
...

Michael Plaks Another misleading presentation on cost segregation
12 November 2024 | 2 replies

Cost segregation is a great tax strategy when applicable. I certainly endorse it and implement it for my clients. Again, when applicable. What I cannot endorse is the misleading presentations by some cost segregation ...

Account Closed Misleading to say no deals on MLS
20 November 2017 | 4 replies

Example . Period 2015  - Jan 2017. There were  about 100( maybe more im not counting) of a certain kind of property for sale in a resort town  Very good values.  Low cash flow but great appreciation potential.  ALL WE...

Frank S. Misleading Information on MLS Listing - No Garage
23 January 2016 | 2 replies

Well, finally I found a fair option. I low balled the seller and they came back with $5,000 over bid. It's fairly priced, not  a  mega deal, but just ok.  I did not accept the counter-offer, and rather scheduled a sec...

Jimmy Marsh Misleading MLS info...leading to potential contract fight?
6 May 2021 | 10 replies

We are currently under contract on buying a condo in Florida with a June 2nd closing date.  The original MLS listing stated a number of things... 1: "Recent exterior building renovations have been completed, including...

Shelley Myer Illegal leasing and false misleading and deceptive advertising
9 April 2017 | 4 replies

I bought a condo in December 2016 in Naples Florida in a 55+ community and began renting it out to short term renters staring in January 2017 to the end of March.  Our rules are clear, all tenants must be approved thr...

Steve Babiak Forums » Search Results - "last post" seems misleading
10 August 2010 | 2 replies

Just did a forum search and was a bit surprised that when the results had a "Last post by:" indicator that actually showed the original post to the thread (and not the most recent post). Seems a bit misleading to me....

Joshua Cole Was I mislead in a deal involving cross colateralization?
14 January 2025 | 1 reply

Hello,I recently had a deal fall through that I need some advice on.  A property that I own was on the market.  An offer was received that I accepted.  On the initial agreement, it clearly stated that the buyer was go...

Ryan J Bruun Weighted Cost of Capital (WACC): Handy Tool or Misleading Metric?
25 September 2020 | 5 replies

I'm currently learning about the Weighted Cost of Capital (WACC). From what I understand, it is a formula used to determine the true cost (in percentage terms) of financing an investment when using both debt and equit...