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18 August 2018 | 3 replies
I am also a school teacher (year 11) doing real estate with summer as my grind season.
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15 August 2018 | 81 replies
Don't get distracted by the noise.
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10 August 2018 | 1 reply
Location is ideal-except for noise from the street and baseball diamond-and parking does not look at all difficult.
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27 August 2018 | 37 replies
Still in the 9-5 grind :)
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13 August 2018 | 4 replies
On the flip side, I prefer to find the deal first, and make the buyers chase me for the awesome 'needle in the haystack' deal I've grinded it out to find and negotiate.
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16 August 2018 | 2 replies
Also, anyone interested in grabbing a cup of coffee and discussing how to beat this 9-5 grind let me know!
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23 August 2018 | 17 replies
This whole industry is a grind, enjoy it!
26 February 2019 | 13 replies
You can separate it with an exterior door if you want to reduce noise coming in but usually you wouldn't be allowed to put a lock on the door from the upper level (locking them downstairs).
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18 March 2019 | 8 replies
Just gotta keep grinding.
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10 May 2019 | 58 replies
But, once you have some solid deal flow, somehow an investor has to filter through the noise, and I only look closely at deals offered by sponsors with whom I have decided I might invest.