Do Paying Members Get Answers?
Hi guys,
I was really excited when I found this forum. I was seriously considering subscribing but after two questions I've only gotten one relply. One post I was asking for a spreadsheet and I can understand if no one wants to give one away for free but my other post was a very good question.
http://www.thecreativeinvestor.com/ViewTopic31563-20.html
Do people help one another out via the private messages or are free members ignored?
I really wanted to join but I really can't justify spending the money when there isn't even one response to a very good question.
Nobody can tell whether your a paying subscriber besides the moderators...your question almost duplicates a post from little over a week or two ago. If you searched the forums, you would find a very long thread about this exact issue. More than likely, people are looking at your question and saying, jeez, I JUST answered that same question last week with a very long response...
The moderators do NOT know if you are a paid subscriber.
But if somebody posts, "HEY I don't have Private Messaging". That tells everybody else, that you don't have a subscription.
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On 2004-08-12 14:30, rmdane2000 wrote:
Nobody can tell whether your a paying subscriber besides the moderators...
I looked back at your original question, and it's so open-ended, that it would be almost impossible to answer it and the answer mean anything. What you asked was, "what are the things I should have my lawyer look for on all my paperwork?" Man, how can that be answered without knowing how you're going to be doing business, where you are, what's your business plan, I mean, it's VERY vague. Perhaps if you narrowed it down a bit... People on here LOVE to give their opinions on stuff, and nobody knows, nor cares if you're a paying member, because as far as I know, nobody makes any money off anybody else by posting info on here.
Hi and welcome Brett,
Truly the answer to your questions will be found throughout the forum, I would suggest doing a search throughout TCI.
Clauses used in contracts are based upon the type of property, the type of deal, who the lender is and if it is a government backed loan.
Some of the most common clauses are:
And or assigns
Subject to partners approval
Subject to inspection
Subject to keys before closing
Subject to move in condition
You claim I asked "what are the things I should have my lawyer look for on all my paperwork?"
I didn't ask that at all. My question is actually the subject of the thread in the "Rehabbing" forum.
"What are your "must have" clauses?" It could be a simple 1 line clause. The fact that it is a general question opens up the opportunity for many poeple to contribute. Whether it is the offer contract or the sale contract or any other contract that might be used by a rehabber.
Certainly there are seasoned professionals that have learned something the hard way by "not" having a certain clause in a contract and now wouldn't dream of doing a deal without this "must have" clause.
There are certain lessons that are usually only learned the hard way. I'm doing my best to pick the brains of veterans that could possibly save me some heartaches that they went through.
Thanks JohnMichael. The search function is disabled to non-paying members so I guess I'm just going to have to go through by hand.
Appreciate the reply.
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On 2004-08-12 14:52, JohnMichael wrote:
Hi and welcome Brett,
Truly the answer to your questions will be found throughout the forum, I would suggest doing a search throughout TCI.
Clauses used in contracts are based upon the type of property, the type of deal, who the lender is and if it is a government backed loan.
Some of the most common clauses are:
And or assigns
Subject to partners approval
Subject to inspection
Subject to keys before closing
Subject to move in condition
This is an example of why searching should not be disabled.
If the free members could search, some questions might not get posted over and over so much.
GRGLA,
I know what it is like to have a website not work like you expect it to, but may I suggest taking a little less defensive position.
Joel, doesn't make a profit of this site (though I think he would like to) and as has already been said, most people here are more than willing to give their opinion.
I personally try to go through questions that have not been answered, just to make sure that no one like yourself feels ignored. But I, like many others see the same questions repeated very often. But, because most of us feel the cost of membership is returned several fold by the valuable information here and so we invest, even if it's just for the first year. As a result, none of us remembers what features are or are not available to those who are only on the trial membership.
So, if your question doesn't get asked the first time, ask it again or ask what further information people need to answer your question.
Robert
Robert,
I agree with you 100% - The membership fees are nothing as compared to the knowledge shared on this site.