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20 April 2019 | 96 replies
Hi Anthony,First, you need to run your numbers with 30% down not 20%. 30%, in my opinion, is the gold standard for evaluation.
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23 April 2019 | 13 replies
Always make the "ask" as if your pockets are lined with gold and you are genuinely offering them the opportunity to invest with you.
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29 April 2019 | 16 replies
Eagle Lake no.. we had a family house on the Yuba river in Sierra city.. it was way cool.. 4 generations ago relatives were gold miners and built the home there.. our relative was the Sherriff of Sierra county longest reigning Sherriff in CA history over 50 years..
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26 April 2019 | 13 replies
You're gonna be rich and famous, doing interviews with Robin Leach on your gold toilet seat cover.
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6 March 2020 | 32 replies
IMO the Poconis are a gold mine if you know what to look for.
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29 April 2019 | 12 replies
A list of trusted contractors is gold.
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29 April 2019 | 5 replies
What I am actually trying to understand is how to evaluate a business and diagnosing any issues with it, while being able to understand what it would take to remedy and make it perform betterI watch YouTube all day and there's plenty about Real Estate, Macro economics, Stocks, Gold, etc., but very little in terms of business.
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16 May 2019 | 12 replies
And the time horizons for these can be shorter so easier to buy into and sell out of - even using a 1031.NNN are the gold standard but not all can purchase solely owned (or want to for what their price point will buy).
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26 April 2019 | 2 replies
Hello BiggerPockets community,Here’s my frustration I come across deals that I feel are gold but every time I send them out to my buyers list they’re either tire kickers or not interested for whatever other reasons.