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  A Wrong Way To Make A Short Term Loan
I have kept a real estate mistake book since 1959, and this is one of my most embarrassing mistakes. The lesson is a good one for someone who is lending or joint venturing.
Beware Of That Form Note – It Can Bite
When we had neglected to put a discount provision for early payment in a note and lost $200,000, I learned a valuable lesson. There are a lot of items overlooked in standard off-the-rack “form notes.”
How To Finance A Fix-Up
A disaster on a foreclosure in the early 90s shows how not to finance a fix-up property. A few suggestions on a better way.
How To Bifurcate Equity
Although the Tax Reform Act of 1985 eliminated substantially all of the advantage of allocating tax benefits, there still remains some possible advantage of dividing benefits from income property ownership into two or more classes.
Wraparound Loans
You have probably had considerable experience with obtaining second loans on income property, but you may or may not have considered “wraparound” loans.
Marvin Levin’s Tip Warehouse of California: Serving San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara County and the entire Bay Area.
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