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27 January 2021 | 16 replies
One of the main reasons for not investing before was not having the funding(bad money decisions) and also my wife was very terrified of it due to what happened to some of he family members in 2008.
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24 February 2021 | 2 replies
There are great blocks sitting next to terrifying ones.- That said, stay west of Western if you can.- By mindful of age.
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6 January 2023 | 161 replies
"Beware of bear" not only sounds more terrifying but also rhymes!
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28 December 2023 | 6 replies
And then if it gets accepted from then on the whole process is terrifying!
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3 January 2024 | 18 replies
The idea taking the first steps towards real estate investment is terrifying.
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30 April 2023 | 9 replies
I had done nothing close to this before in my life and the thought of messing up and getting sued by a tenant or fined by the government terrified me (it still is scary).
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6 March 2022 | 9 replies
We’re currently looking for a multi-unit which is terrifying but I keep telling myself, in for a penny, in for a pound.
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19 September 2023 | 16 replies
I have actually had tenant's say "Man, I've never had anyone tell me such scarry sh#t so nicely and with a smile on their face, and look, I'm terrified but I'm smiling, lol".
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18 November 2023 | 5 replies
My wife and I are planning to have a kid next year and i am terrified of potential exposure the kid.
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5 December 2023 | 30 replies
My best friend lives across the street with her kids and I'm terrified now that I have brought danger onto their street.