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24 February 2019 | 326 replies
You are right that just a relative few might get nailed.The question is do you want to be in that lottery?
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17 March 2015 | 21 replies
It's the equivalent of playing the lottery as your sole Retirement plan.When I market, I do it in a cycle: 4 letters then one post card.
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3 April 2015 | 13 replies
I know there is a big debate on this but I feel this works better for me at this time since I won't be able to answer all the calls and I can treat everyone the same.Going with what Michael Quarles suggests and letting them give me an offer but this lady wouldn't give a number, I get the feeling she is looking to win the lottery.
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2 September 2019 | 504 replies
He said yea it's a big problem but the sweepstakes are all claiming to be international and technically it's illegal to enter an international lottery via the mail....
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16 June 2015 | 29 replies
If you are writing specific copy, such as a letter to landlord doing an eviction, code enforcement lottery winner or maybe a foreclosure "victim," the copy may have irritated this person because it re-ignited the pain of what he/she is going through.
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28 September 2017 | 68 replies
Some sellers just put a price on a house and hope they win the lottery.
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3 September 2013 | 21 replies
Originally posted by Michael Quarles: If you knew the winning numbers to the lottery how many tickets would you buy?
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3 August 2015 | 226 replies
@Jon Klaus has been an inspiration on new construction and vacation rentals Ann Watkins for her insight into vacation rentals, and helping me in dealing with that hundred million dollar lottery winner :) LOL @James Vermillion for his 3 on 3 interviews he used to do, and the many times I've called on him for helping with military members @Ned Carey I've learned a lot from his blogs, posts, etc.and so.... many others I can't think of them all!
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10 January 2023 | 134 replies
(i.e. a few people win the lottery)Good Luck Whole Life Bankers!
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25 January 2019 | 329 replies
I think that's because of fear, but more on that in a minute.Chris, when someone buys a lottery ticket for a dollar and wins $10,000,000 their ROI is 999,999,900% according to an ROI calculator I'm looking at (you'll have to forgive me for using a calculator, but I'm not a professional mathematician or whatever, so I'm using a tool to get the right answer).