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  During the time I have been licensed to practice law, the way in which title is searched has changed dramatically. Computers and technology have made massive changes to the way information is archived. The offices in each county or parish in ...

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At any given time, you will find on my list of to-do projects drafting paperwork for one or more loans being made by IRA accounts in private-lending arrangements. This is something I enjoy doing, but more and more people are coming ...

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  Whether you like it or not you can’t do it all by yourself. Investing in real estate requires many different professionals. There are realtors, appraisers, inspectors, builders, remodelers, mortgage companies, banks, property managers, attorneys, partners, accountants, sign companies, printing ...

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  Not long ago, I received an email from a panicked client asking what they should do now because the deal on a property they had under contract and thought they had successfully and legitimately assigned to another buyer was ...

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There are no shortcuts to worthwhile results in real estate or in any business. The formula that you can’t shortcut is this:   VALUE in = RESULTS out So, if you want more results (i.e. deals, profits, income, long-term wealth), you ...

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  I am frequently asked something along the lines of “How do you find good deals in a strong market like Charlotte today?” This list is in no particular order, nor are these even a fraction of the ways available ...

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  I had just graduate from college, and I decided a more traditional career (medical school in my case) wasn’t for me. I didn’t have any college debt thanks to a football scholarship at Clemson University. But I also had ...

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  A hard-money lender is a sophisticated person who is in the business of lending money to real estate investors who need it based solely upon the merit of the asset being lent upon. While a wise hard-money lender will also ...

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  I’m frequently asked what it’s like being a lawyer and what some of the interesting things are that I see in the courtroom. My assistant and I had the opportunity recently to see some things happen in court that ...

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  In a previous post, I briefly explained the doctrine of respondent superior, which is Latin for “let the master answer.” In today’s vernacular, it means “let the employer be financially responsible for the conduct of employees and agents.” Remember, ...

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