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10 December 2024 | 100 replies
You can spend many millions on building yet another discount brokerage to compete with all the others under the impression that real estate is the same as the travel industry if you want, or just take our word for it now that it's not.
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6 December 2024 | 27 replies
You have definitely built an impressive portfolio.
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3 December 2024 | 14 replies
He seemed a bit standoffish but that isn't a unusual impression for me from Bankers (no offense intended).
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6 December 2024 | 21 replies
If I told someone my gross rental income, it sounds impressive.
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27 November 2024 | 13 replies
But I happily admit I never bought anything (due to above impression).
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5 December 2024 | 31 replies
Try and undertake fairly simple projects for your first couple even if the returns are not as impressive as you hope (still make sure there is sufficient profit).
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4 December 2024 | 30 replies
For QuickBooks, I needed the more expensive program to do what I needed it to do, which wasn't worth the price tag.I started using Baselane semi-recently and have been so impressed by the accounting integration.
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27 November 2024 | 6 replies
That’s impressive and such a fun way to connect your passion for running with family life.It sounds like you’ve got a solid start with house hacking and traveling nurse rentals.
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1 December 2024 | 31 replies
Congrats on taking the first steps toward investing—your vision and planning are impressive!
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31 December 2024 | 418 replies
They were equity holders with capped returns.) that was early in the thread I was under the impression that the equity was going to be vested in their brokerage business which is one of the top turnkey marketers in the country.