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(Part 8 of a Series) There are literally dozens of ways to find deals. Here’s more than three dozen ways to get you started: Bandit signs Call the other people with bandit signs Your local REIA, Such as www.MetrolinaREIA.com Farm ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: Last year, our handsome 31-year-old son finished his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida with a specialty in biology and ecology. We’re so proud of him! He got a job down here in Florida at $38,000 ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: I’m an officer at Naval Air Station Pensacola, where a group of us reads and discusses your column each week. Early this year, you wrote an interesting column about H&E Equipment Services. When I crunched the data ...

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  (Part 7 of a Series) The best letter in my opinion, is short and sweet. Two – three short paragraphs will usually do the job. No one cares how great you think you are etc. Just to the point ...

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           (Part 6 of Series) When “farming” an area, look for solid “Blue Collar” neighborhoods. These people have a job, come home, play with the kids, mow their yards, pay their bills etc. If someone is out in the ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: In 2011, I asked you about investing in CenturyLink because I needed the income. You wrote me: “Don’t buy that junk. It has nowhere to go but down.” It was $38, and the $2.90 dividend was yielding ...

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(Part 5 of a Series) The only way to find good deals is to know your marketplace. A $175,000 house in one area can be a nine-hundred square foot two-bedroom one-bath frame house and in another area, it can buy ...

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I have an opportunity to buy a $250,000 half-unit in a multiunit art-related limited partnership. A friend will buy the other half. The partnership will buy very expensive old masterpieces, and I’ve included the partnership papers for your review. Two ...

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                                                     (Part 4 of a Series) What does it take each month for you to cover all your essential living expenses: rent; or mortgage, taxes and insurance (PITIA); food; clothing; transportation; insurances; utilities; home maintenance; and other necessary monthly ...

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Are you concerned about cybersecurity in your association? Have you taken any steps to protect the association’s assets and records. I just read an interesting report based on a national survey of more than 600 community associations managers, board members ...

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