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15 April 2014 | 15 replies
I am in engineer and went to school and lived with several foreign students; mostly from Asia.
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15 July 2014 | 4 replies
I've used VAs for a completely different business, and to do so successfully I had to take the time to write very clear instructions.My business relied completely on email and other online communications, so I have no insights on how to manage them for real time or voice related communications, but I will say that I had to tailor my VAs to those parts of the business that could tolerate turnaround times of one working day (the VAs were in Asia), and that focused on routine activities and communications with management rather than with communications with customers or actions that were not covered by established procedures.The Tim Ferris book 4-Hour Workweek turned me on to the idea of VAs, and it took me a while to warm up to the idea.
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1 April 2014 | 15 replies
On the other hand, the $2,500 savings from not having the month vacancy for each unit is enough to pay for a brand new (needed) fridge for a great new tenant, with enough left over for a plane ticket to SouthEast Asia, and a bit of spending cash...
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9 April 2013 | 1 reply
The fallout was extensive: banks failed, established companies declared bankruptcy, the net worth of American households plunged, and millions of Americans lost their homes and jobs in a great recession that quickly spread globally, submerging the economies of Europe, Asia, and the developing world.Among the many firms and individuals who acted irresponsibly, and maybe criminally, perhaps none did so with such flair and recklessness as Countrywide Financial.
17 September 2021 | 8 replies
Originally posted by @Asia Nebesnaia:Hey there!
15 October 2020 | 2 replies
My club has people from Europe and Asia attending virtual meetings now.
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25 October 2020 | 19 replies
Houstons not on my radar, but if you know anybody investing in SE Asia I would be very interested in speaking with them!
3 November 2020 | 13 replies
(I have land deals in SE Asia, because of my stint there).
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3 November 2020 | 6 replies
@Asia MillerInvest in a 'newbies' deal?
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4 November 2020 | 1 reply
@Asia Miller Buy right.