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4 September 2018 | 3 replies
It's worth going if you've never been to one before, but like I said, leave the credit cards at home.Enjoy the pumped up, enthusiastic atmosphere they'll provide, but instead of signing up for a coaching program try a different mission: Collect business cards or contact information for at least 5 people close to you (where it would be convenient for both of you to get together every 2-4 weeks), who are either at your level or one notch above.Then after the event, make it your mission to have coffee/tea/whatever with each of those people, either individually or as a group.
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16 April 2019 | 9 replies
There is an expression from Abe Lincoln that gets thrown around a lot on this site, it is "If I have 8 hours to cut down a tree, I will spend 6 hours sharpening my axe".
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15 April 2019 | 4 replies
I've got a family member who will do the deal with me, but I was looking to expand my tree of PML.
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15 April 2019 | 0 replies
It is a level lot with no trees.
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18 April 2019 | 43 replies
If he’s not the tea and crumpets Type then Maybe a few lotto tickets a bottle of mad dog and a pack of Newport’s would entice him to pay his rent also
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21 April 2019 | 3 replies
After a plumbing, AC, a giant dead 200+ year old oak tree removal, and the “good” tenant leaving 6 weeks of repair and cleaning work, we had to unload the property.
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24 April 2019 | 16 replies
The towns of Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley, Landers, Joshua Tree and 29 Palms.
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28 April 2019 | 18 replies
Isn't there some old saying that the best way to get a tree is to plant it 20 years ago, and the second best time is to plant it right now?
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19 April 2019 | 17 replies
We took off 3 layers of shingles & 2 layers of cedar shingles on one property & it only leaked because a tree branch went through it.
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24 April 2019 | 4 replies
He's been fairly responsive on a few matters (removed a tree with several dead limbs hanging over the yard and house), but I'm a little worried that he's not sure how to handle mold and/or problems with pin-hole leaks in copper plumbing.