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9 August 2016 | 48 replies
Also you dont find those deals on MLS, and are not retail buys. you gota look for the needle in the haystack, they are there, you just have to look hard everyday.
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16 December 2014 | 16 replies
Creating a website and running Google or Facebook Ads makes no sense - you would be trying to find a needle in a haystack, and I can confidently predict you would waste every dollar you spend on that strategy - and lose a lot of TIME as well.If you're trying to save money, find someone who will list on MLS for a flat fee, like $500.
15 December 2014 | 4 replies
Thanks Richard; Any Ideas how to find such a "needle in the haystack?"
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17 December 2014 | 6 replies
@Brandon Snyder Brandon, try listening to Michael Quarles' BP interviews & his own podcast at Buy Sell Fix Flip for some ideas on how to find that 'needle in the Los Angeles haystack.'
3 March 2015 | 4 replies
Even better with a sole beneficiary who is pro se executor with full power and in foreclosure or other financial pressure.You are looking for needles in haystacks, of course, however they do exist (and I market with my magic needle magnet).
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30 June 2016 | 13 replies
However, periodically one can find that needle in a haystack.
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2 April 2016 | 10 replies
Well, that' s the problem when you're looking for a bit of a needle in the haystack, And at a price range of $60k.
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10 June 2016 | 16 replies
Of course, with all of that said, if someone had an established marketing strategy, great networking skills, and perfect timing, one might be able to find one of those needle-in-a-haystack deals.
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26 August 2017 | 17 replies
They are a needle in the haystack as well.
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9 March 2016 | 2 replies
(It seems that this may be a needle in a haystack) Your replies are GREATLY appreciated.