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5 August 2024 | 16 replies
Perhaps we could grab a virtual coffee or chat on the phone or a zoom?
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5 August 2024 | 9 replies
You need to shop it to an Independent agent (or agents) and find out what the cost truly is to insure it correctly and then make your decision.
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6 August 2024 | 24 replies
I will Also do take into account the fact the refund window is impossibly short at 3 days for anyone not 75 or older, how you can decide if you are satisfied with a lender inside of 3 days for finding a deal, and doing the appraisal etc is beyond meYes, they are a scam as I tried using them and besides getting locked out of my account constantly, which seems to be from their side of things from how they made it sound, they have rather unrealistic requirement's (Comps that none of the local realtors or other lenders use for one thing i.e too narrow),or the fact they expect total rehabs to be done inside of a month or 2 and then the property should sell instantly after that, they want all of that done in the space of 5 months, even deciding a property is something else entirely, deciding that other homes are businesses (Like a bike shop) even though they are clearly residential SFR or apartments.
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5 August 2024 | 8 replies
It’s a problem as some will use that time to keep shopping and exit if they find a better deal.
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5 August 2024 | 14 replies
Kinda like car shopping and you know nothing about how an engine works but open the hood anyway to look at the engine.
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5 August 2024 | 16 replies
People tend to shop with their eyes, so give them something incredible to look at!
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6 August 2024 | 17 replies
We should get a coffee since we are close.
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1 August 2024 | 10 replies
I also have experience with retail, both my wife and I started and used to run a clothing shop while we both were busy (me with my company and she with a corporate job), for around 5 years before we decided to sell it.
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2 August 2024 | 21 replies
Let's jump on a call or grab a coffee sometime.
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6 August 2024 | 54 replies
For example like shopping around for insurance or evaluating the portfolio between cash value and replacement cost insurance.