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I heard that there is no license needed to broker private/ hard money loans, Is there any truth to this? I know that you don't need one in the commercial sector. Is there one needed in the residential hard mney sec...
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What's the latest analysis with regard to Dodd-Frank 2014 which comes into effect January 10th as far as how it relates to real estate investors doing options, lease purchases, seller financing, etc.?
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Perhaps I'm being overly ambitious by taking a leaf out of @Brandon Turner 's book and throwing "The Ultimate Guide" in the title, but my goal is to create a comprehensive point of reference for investors looking to u...
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I have this Idea of taking a 20% withdraw for a down payment out of my 401k to avoid PMI costs and down the road to grow my properties to gain financial independence. I understand all of the consequences like 20% fed ...
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It is the spring and I thought I would give a primer on "creative financing" for the BP community.I will break it up into Beginner and Advanced.I will talk about well known and not so well known strategies.Beginner st...
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I have two short term vacation rentals in a remote location in Virginia and the nearest charging station is about 30 minutes away. Does anyone have any experience in EV chargers and how desireable they are to renters?...
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Article on key findings of recently released National Climate Assessment:
http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/2014/05/12/2national-climate-assessment-key-findings-part-1/
Interesting map on U.S. coastal ...
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Hi I'm pretty sure I'm an idiot, but I'm getting slapped hard for it (again!)... I always thought that depreciating your property (and getting a tax write off for it) was permanent... So, a few years ago when I had a ...