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5 January 2018 | 9 replies
I am always striving to learn as much as I can from experienced investors.
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17 September 2016 | 3 replies
As an investor, I do this for my own deals and as a Real Estate Agent, I strive to provide feedback to my clients (a great majority of which are investors like myself), if for no other reason than to give them a 2nd set of eyes.Recently, I was on the “Agent” end of an Investor Flip that was, to say the least – “painful.”
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15 June 2016 | 13 replies
We also strive to provide proven, documented and RECENT evidence of our services.
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14 July 2015 | 6 replies
We try to strive for above 50% showing up (as you can see the number weren't hit!)
20 July 2016 | 6 replies
I can be somewhat fastidious and some times dwell on small details, however, it is from a source of determination and a strong work ethic to strive for excellence.
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31 December 2019 | 63 replies
Compared to all my relatives living in trailers, I thought I was high cotton and never thought to strive for more.After I retired from the military, I decided to get into real estate with a focus on property management.
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10 December 2019 | 14 replies
I'll definitely strive for the team thing.
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11 January 2018 | 5 replies
If you are self managing you really could pass on 18% of rents to the renter and still be ahead so we strive for long term renters.
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8 February 2019 | 8 replies
Personally, I'd strive to have at a minimum 6 months of reserves in the bank after all is said and done, god forbid something were to happen - tenants don't want to pay rent anymore, they lost their job, etc.
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19 November 2019 | 14 replies
Set goals, not only for real estate but the other areas of your life to make sure you are striving for what's important.