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28 July 2021 | 171 replies
Just a higher return on paper does not mean that is a better investment.There is no shortcut or easy way out in REI.
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24 July 2016 | 10 replies
Do not take anything for taking shortcuts in real estate investing.
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31 May 2014 | 20 replies
And I do agree with you that people taking "short-cuts" for a quick buck are destined to fail and will never be successful in what they do.
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21 August 2022 | 4 replies
A wise investor will not try to get rich quick with shortcuts.
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6 September 2023 | 24 replies
A wise investor will not try to get rich quick with shortcuts.
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4 May 2016 | 9 replies
(You can take the time and energy to ferret out and assemble the team, or shortcut the process by working with a reputable turnkey company.)
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17 December 2019 | 210 replies
Ask yourself if it is not just lazyness or a shortcut you are after, BECAUSE know this.Most people fail doing REI.
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2 February 2019 | 0 replies
., what metrics are others using besides original cap rates and return expectations to shortcut to a performance point over many years, when all the other metrics are floating around.
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25 July 2022 | 20 replies
A course is just a shortcut if you don’t want to spend the time digging up the information.