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I just read Ayn Rand's book Atlas Shrugged. What does everyone think
of it?
I like alot of ideas she had about socialism and capitalism. But I also thought like any idealogy she went off the deep end in some places...
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I'm curious what other members are thinking of the recent sub-prime debacle ( New Century etc..). It's inevitable that there are going to be some lending constraints, it actually already seems like it has begun.. Thi...
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Hello,We are in talks to buy a portfolio of rentals from an individual who's spouse recently passed away. They are considering doing owner financing and we have been talking about possible benefits or drawback for eac...
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R.J. here. Long Island native (Nassau county), born and bred. Engineer by day.... and night, and pretty much every waking hour (BE & ME in MechEng), so analytics and spreadsheets are my bread and butter (as well a...
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Hi all,I'm ready to start buying my first investment properties. I have the properties and my investors lined up and ready to go. The numbers pan out for a 10-15% return. Everything is ready to roll.The problem I'm st...
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If I am buying a house at the county foreclosure auction, the house has a first lien from a bank and second lien from HUD. If I win the auction, is the second lien gets wiped out or it remains and I have to pay for it...
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I have a now beautiful home in the Fountain Square District of Indianapolis. I have $400k into the property and was assured that I could sell it for $500k. Of course, that was at the beginning of the year. My contract...
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I did a search but didn't find what I"m looking for. Obviously I need to discuss with a real estate attorney but I just sold my one rental and just bought an investment property. The plan will be to sell so how shou...
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Looking for some insight on a plan of action to my goal of becoming more free finance wise and timewise.
With $50,000 available on a HELOC (floating interest rate) Would it be better to do a small scale fix and...
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I have been investing for a while, but am looking to expand into probates. I have opinions on what I may do and questions about your opinions.These questions revolve around mailers. I was going to:(1) Send a profess...