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16 January 2025 | 0 replies
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16 January 2025 | 8 replies
If it is a emotional support dog (basically a pet with papers they buy online, mostly to find a way to get a pet into a rental), ask for documentation from a local medical professional (NOT anything online).
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12 January 2025 | 3 replies
Networking, local meetups, door knocking, mailers, wholesalers, online forums specific to your area of interest.
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31 January 2025 | 121 replies
Now I found one that specializes in real estate investors that was recommended by an online mentor.
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29 January 2025 | 10 replies
Build your knowledge with books, podcasts, and online resources, and network through local REIA meetings and virtual platforms.
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24 January 2025 | 5 replies
I am a 24 year old who's employed in the CAF and looking to getting into real estate, more specifically BRRRR.After looking online for quite some time I've noticed how high Canadian real estate is and I wonder if it is even worth getting into.
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15 January 2025 | 3 replies
I attend one in Frederick which is online right now.
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27 January 2025 | 17 replies
You may be able to see if a retailer still sells the 2024 version.If you can't get the one time purchase, you would need to see if the cost is beneficial.For real estate - Quickbooks desktop > Quickbooks online because you can set up multiple entities within quickbooks desktop and not pay an additional cost per entity that Quickbooks online would charge you.Best of luck!
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27 January 2025 | 35 replies
To me that is requires major compliments, and the review I posted is not appropriate.They really are going above and beyond in this circumstance and its not fair to them to keep this post online just because I wasn't able to reach them and discuss this over the weekend right after new years.PLEASE reconsider taking the post down.
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23 January 2025 | 30 replies
@Jorge Abreu - He used to work for elevate did he not (I believe that is what it said online before he scrubbed his linkedin)?