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Leader of Real Estate Investment Firm Admits Role in $658 Million Ponzi Scheme and Multimillion-Dollar Tax Evasion Conspiracy
Anyone heard of these guys? National Realty Investment Advisors? He went for the whole pr...
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I am providing SEO and digital marketing consulting for a design-build firm operating in established and up-and-coming luxury mountain communities in the Colorado Rockies. They want more online leads, but I'm quickly ...
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We used a company to appeal for our small apartment in Houston (Harris County) this year. The result just came out. The initial assessed value was $890k and the final $820k. According to the bill they sent us, they've...
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Hello to the community. I was hoping to get some guidance on how I should structure a certain transaction I am getting into. Here is the background.
I am going to lend my own funds to a real estate investment compan...
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Tempur Sealy, the world's largest mattress supplier, is divesting 176 Mattress Firm and Sleep Outfitters stores to gain approval for its $4 billion acquisition of Mattress Firm. The deal with Mattress Warehouse addres...
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Hello, I am getting ready to list a duplex for sale and before signing the listing contract I would love to get your opinion. The "Cooperative Fee Authorization" states "Seller authorizes Listing Firm to offer a part ...
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Hi everyone, I'm a Canadian who has recently sold a vacation home in Florida. Since I'm not a US resident, it was agreed that the title company would withhold 15% of the sales proceeds, and I would pay for prepping FI...
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Dear Abby (a licensed Alabama RE agent/broker, RE attorney, experienced property manager - sorry, no offense to anyone else, but I need just the facts from this post, not guesses.)First, the law as it is written:Secti...
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Hey everybody,
I'm about to graduate college with a degree in accounting. I know I want to also pursue a future in RE investing. I figured I could work in a CPA firm and try to specialize in the real estate group w...
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Hello- Anyone with experience in this town? looking for recommendations on real estate, contractors and property managers. thanks