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16 October 2014 | 4 replies
I'm not a politician nor big on even discussing politics...
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4 June 2007 | 6 replies
That would mainly be people with a FINANCIAL AGENDA; politicians and "gurus".
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20 February 2011 | 69 replies
I can provide links if you need them.Please leave the political diatribe to the politicians too.
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11 June 2007 | 22 replies
EZ Loanz caught me in a misstatement (gosh I sound like a politician), correct that I SCREWED UP when I wrote;in general RE should NOT be more than about 4%-5% of your total portfolio.It shouldn't be more than about 1/4 to 1/3 of your TOTAL PORTFOLIO.
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25 June 2007 | 8 replies
BTW, don't believe all of the politicians who bewail "personal injury" attorneys.
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30 July 2007 | 8 replies
Yes, but it's one that overexagerated by scaremongering politicians and people's general need to fear the worst in "others".
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23 February 2015 | 48 replies
But hey it creates jobs and makes us feel warm and fuzzy as if the politicians are actually helping us out.
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23 June 2015 | 38 replies
I have talk to bankers, lawyers, politicians, and ask each one to let's talk about the Dodd-Frank act, and they look at me like what watermelon truck did you come into town on.
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2 April 2014 | 8 replies
My father's relative is a top government politician who specializes in finance.
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5 June 2014 | 2 replies
AnnaYou want someone on your team to have MLS access to do comps.A buddy finds deals walking his target neighborhoods going door to door speaking on behalf of the local politician.