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7 February 2015 | 11 replies
Stay away from the “guru” sales-pitch events - they rarely increase your investment knowledge, they merely empty your wallet!
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12 January 2015 | 4 replies
Stay away from the “guru” sales-pitch events - they rarely increase your investment knowledge, they merely empty your wallet!
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29 October 2014 | 10 replies
There is a lot of population migration still taking place in the Detroit metro, and a lot of it is merely from the inner city to the burbs which creates opportunities.Good luck!
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27 March 2016 | 23 replies
Wether that is by going for a brokers license in the future or merely saving yourself commissions on investment properties.
5 September 2015 | 1 reply
Note that this isn't an Auction.com sale, they are merely advertising it on behalf of the clerk of courts for the courthouse sale.
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23 August 2011 | 10 replies
Even if it was not in the original plan to sell to the son it could appear that way to someone looking from the outside that this person merely came in and handled the transaction so it wouldn't appear arms length.
8 April 2010 | 13 replies
As more and more investors tie up a property with no cash to bring to the table and no ability to obtain financing, sellers are protecting themselves by trying to figure out whether a buyer has a realistic change to close or is merely obtaining "an option" to see if he can flip or wholesale the house to someone else at a higher price.
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5 March 2018 | 6 replies
Paying the option and the rent premiums makes it harder to save for a final down payment.The option money is merely locking in the purchase price.
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9 July 2017 | 1 reply
They merely are not able to recognize how the role of the broker as changed with the advent of the internet.
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23 September 2010 | 10 replies
We merely copied his idea with his permission.I haven't met my agent but it is possible that she is cute and that has an effect on the appraisers as well.Interestingly, even non-FHA appraisals have often resulted in a desk review or, rarely, a second appraisal for my recent sales.