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Hi Everyone,
My name is Derek Lusk and I've been reading this forum for quite some time while I ramp up my REI business. I have been a mortgage lender in the Chicagoland area for the past 4 years and also have an MBA...
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Im mike living in abudhabi -UAE. I am a business development director for a group of companies. Since the Abu Dhabi law entitles exapts to purchase property i had purchased 2 apartments through one of the leading deve...
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https://www.kcrg.com/2020/07/02/iowa-supreme-court-sides-with-pet-allergies-over-support-animal-in-tenant-dispute/This is an unusual case, but I bring it up because it's likely to become more common as emotional suppo...
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I have searched the web for ~20min and can't find an answer on this. I'm asking because there's a general prohibition of direct or indirect benefit for the IRA owner...If my self-directed IRA bought and flipped a prop...
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Hi all! I just passed the exam & I’m excited to start a new adventure! I haven’t settled on an agency yet. What are some things you wish you’d known when first starting out?
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We purchased (January '21) a newly constructed home located in 78721 that is in the FEMA 500 year floodplain, but based on Atlas 19 is now structured as a 100 Year Flood Plain.We are looking at designing the backyard ...
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Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) purchased another 20 acres near Atlanta’s Bellwood Quarry as it continues assembling land for a new campus that could bring thousands of jobs and unprecedented investment to the city’s W...
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I have a home building company and a real estate sales company. I would like to use a Self-directed IRA to purchase lots. My building company would build single family homes on the lots, and my real estate sales compa...
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Investment Info:
Industrial industrial investment investment.
Purchase price: $4,700,000
Cash invested: $50,000
72 Units of Small Bays in the Margate and Lake Worth Area in FL. NOI on Acquisition 246...
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Good morning Cleveland BP Community, I'm looking for some general feedback on anyone whose attended or is/has been a member of the Greater Cleveland REIA group. It reminds me of the official REI group we have in Michi...