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16 January 2025 | 1 reply
.🎯 Your 6-Month Timeline:Month 1: Foundation (5-7 hours/week)Morning routine: 1 hour daily market researchEvening routine: Deal analysis practiceWeekend: BP forums & networkingKey Goal: Analyze 10 deals on paperMonth 2: Education (8-10 hours/week)Complete 1 RE courseJoin 2 local REI groupsSchedule lunch breaks with agentsKey Goal: Build your initial power team listMonth 3: Systems (10-12 hours/week)Set up deal tracking systemCreate document templatesEstablish banking relationshipsKey Goal: Ready to make offersMonth 4: Lead Generation (12-15 hours/week)Drive neighborhoods after workWeekend open housesSetup automated MLS alertsKey Goal: Generate first 5 qualified leadsNow, the Owners and Brokers you deal with may not enjoy this, but you can certainly "practice" making offers. Â
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6 February 2025 | 10 replies
Your drive and determination will take you far—keep pushing forward, and success will follow!
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19 January 2025 | 9 replies
All in all I will be loosing 10's of thousands.This process killed all of my real estate momentum, but has ignited a drive to succeed.
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13 January 2025 | 25 replies
We’re drawn to relatively affordable areas that may be more resilient to climate change in the long run (though we know nowhere is immune).Buffalo has caught our attention because of the growing investments in the area, which we think could drive future economic growth.
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14 January 2025 | 4 replies
This imbalance intensifies buyer competition, driving up home prices as demand outstrips supply.2.
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15 January 2025 | 10 replies
Drive around the neighborhoods to understand the lay of the land - if you have someone who will take you around and explain, better yet.Â
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4 January 2025 | 11 replies
And then the last hurdle is that driving miles between your home and your rental properties by default is considered to be like your "commute" to work, and your commute doesn't count as business miles.Â
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15 January 2025 | 6 replies
If you are calling the licensed guy off the one single van that drives by or was referred to you..
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30 January 2025 | 45 replies
And if you recognize it is a good time to buy won’t everyone else see that it is a good time to buy too and then jump into the market and drive prices up?
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25 January 2025 | 91 replies
Though, it is always better to be "safe than sorry".