How real estate debt can make you rich There are two primary reader audiences for “Real Estate Debt Can Make You Rich” by mortgage broker Steve Dexter. The first group of readers will be savvy home buyers and real estate agents who want to learn the inner-secret workings of the home mortgage industry. The second …
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Renter’s insurance advised for scatterbrained cooks
Renter’s insurance advised for scatterbrained cooks Must tenant without coverage pay for fire damage? DEAR BOB: I rent an apartment in a large complex. About six months ago, I accidentally let my dinner cooking on the stove get overheated. It caused a fire that resulted in about $15,000 damage to my apartment. Fortunately, nobody was …
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The High Cost of Too Good to Be True
The High Cost of Too Good to Be True As the red-hot California real estate market sizzled in recent years, National Consumer Mortgage looked like just another residential mortgage company successfully riding the boom. It had lush offices in downtown Orange; the former baseball great Steve Garvey promoted its products in radio spots; and its …
Lee families bitter over builder [South Florida]
Lee families bitter over builder [South Florida] RL Homes goes broke, won’t finish 120 projects Ken Smith’s family should have celebrated Thanksgiving in their new Lehigh home. Instead, Smith, his wife, Barbara Pandoff, 35, and boys Adam, 14 and Cayleb, 5, remain in a two-bedroom Fort Myers apartment where mom and dad sleep on a …
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Only the Strongest Survive [New York City]
Only the Strongest Survive [New York City] Although qualifying to rent an apartment in New York City is not yet as tough as winning admission to Harvard or Yale, it increasingly feels that way to a large contingent of aspiring tenants — even if they actually attended Harvard or Yale and easily passed muster with …
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Crime fighters fall prey to pitch [Central Florida]
Crime fighters fall prey to pitch [Central Florida] Crime fighters fall prey to pitch As many as a dozen Orange County sheriff’s employees, including a top administrator, believed so strongly in an investment venture that they never questioned it or its executives. Despite years of law-enforcement experience and exposure to scam alerts and fraud investigations, …
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