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31 January 2025 | 46 replies
. - This is not something to 'fix' - the system was designed that way.
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18 January 2025 | 15 replies
I used to cold call, skip trace, send mailers, and don't get me wrong you will get success from it like James above, however as you gain experience you will realize you need deals faster, easier, cheaper, and with more "meat on the bones" and in order to have that you need constant deals flowing through your eco system and that's hard to do with mailers, cold calls, VA's and skip tracing etc.
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10 February 2025 | 19 replies
We have worked hard to build up our systems to manage our business.
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25 January 2025 | 12 replies
Otherwise, leave it to the professionals who have the experience, systems, and resources to do it right.
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20 January 2025 | 4 replies
As you go on your real estate journeySomething I would recommend for you is this website. https://www.areavibes.com/Use this rating and classification system I have created over time to get an idea of the "Class" for the area - A class B class & so onHere is my rating & classification for each livability score.80 and above A+78/79 A76/77 A-74/75 B+72/73 B70/71 B-68/69 C+66/67 C64/65 C-60/63 D59 and below F
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24 January 2025 | 12 replies
They use a credit system where they give free skip tracing for 250 numbers+250 emails+250 email sends (which is nothing) then you are paying .08c for 1 number or email or address.
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8 February 2025 | 7 replies
I use this type of system in a ten unit that I own because the cost to submeter each one was cost prohibitive I usually don’t include other items like wifi/internet unless it’s a furnished/short term rental.
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29 January 2025 | 6 replies
Tons of returns set this system off: errors, no income lots of expenses, disproportionate expenses, etc.When all that is done, IRS has a budget for how many returns they will put in the audit queue.
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23 January 2025 | 20 replies
The guarantee in 4 months seems a little off but I like the VA support system you mentioned.
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30 January 2025 | 13 replies
., leaving it primarily to the platform's messaging system or texts has worked out so far, reserving direct phone contact for requests or emergencies (which saves time).