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10 February 2013 | 17 replies
(I modified it some…) I took the Guru references out of it…- Join your local REIA, attend regularly and talk to the people there (~$150 - $200/year) - Take some friendly local buyers, attorneys, realtors, wholesalers out to lunch/dinner/drinks ($50 per "date") - Buy some good RE investing books (can find references on this site) ($5 - $20 each, used or new on Amazon)"Seek and
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24 March 2017 | 143 replies
I liked the property, so I asked the agent to put in an offer.Monday 1/4 4:30 pm - Was eating dinner at a restaurant, got the email with the offer paperwork.
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14 November 2017 | 1 reply
So I'm meeting with the guy who could be selling me my first property this evening for dinner.
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1 March 2018 | 0 replies
Long-distance moves, however, add a whole new dimension to the search.Although the internet is great for finding where to have dinner on a Friday night, it’s not the place to find a moving company.
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6 April 2018 | 6 replies
People who cosign believe in the people they sign for but don't realize that there are tons of things that can go wrong and leave the cosigner on the hook that have nothing to the willingness of the borrower or tenant to pay.Also keep in mind how uncomfortable Thanksgiving dinner would be if your brother can't afford the property and then ends up defaulting and owing you money.
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22 July 2018 | 28 replies
A few other suggestions: Set goals together, for your life together - once RD,PD gets you both on the same mental wavelength... setup a nice lunch/dinner together and open a conversation about goals for your life together.
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1 September 2018 | 27 replies
Shook hands and then I met my family for a lovely celebration dinner and swim.
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15 August 2018 | 5 replies
You go to a great restaurant and have a good dinner, you might post it on Yelp.
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10 August 2020 | 4 replies
My local one is run by an investor/broker and they meet in the back room of a restaurant and they serve dinner at the meeting.
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5 January 2019 | 13 replies
I own a landscape business and work from 7AM-5PMOnce home I make dinner do kids homework and off to the office to do paper work for a couple hours until shower & bed time.