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2 July 2020 | 4 replies
Paying with cash is an option, but we're in NYC--finding a local opportunity we can afford is like finding a sesame seed in a haystack.
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13 July 2020 | 5 replies
Finding a very good purchase is like finding a needle in a haystack.
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10 July 2020 | 13 replies
Let me summarize by saying you shoud be looking for a stack of needles instead of a needle in a haystack.
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12 July 2020 | 20 replies
Don't look for a needle in a haystack, especially if that haystack is undefined...and the description of your needle(s) is even less defined.Build your plan before you do anything else.
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20 January 2021 | 15 replies
I don't see the value in spending an equal amount of time searching for the needle in the haystack house in the grand hopes of cash-flowing $100-500 with current market conditions.
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16 August 2020 | 7 replies
So yes, you are looking for a needle in a haystack.
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10 March 2021 | 7 replies
And to find something at a discount is like a needle in a haystack.
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26 May 2020 | 10 replies
Look for stacks of needles instead of needles in a haystack.
6 September 2020 | 2 replies
A good wholesaler is an amazing asset, but finding a good wholesaler is worse than trying to find the proverbial needle in a haystack.
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12 September 2020 | 8 replies
Finding a deal around here is like finding a needle in a haystack unless you go into D-class neighborhoods.