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28 March 2017 | 17 replies
If they're especially suited to the house or have some sort of irreplaceable characteristic then there are paint additives that you can get (Floetrol, etc) that helps smooth brush strokes and make for easier application.
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12 June 2017 | 10 replies
Thanks for the reply so basically slow bucks & steady strokes.
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20 September 2015 | 9 replies
Different strokes for different folksStep 4: Either choose a direct mail company to send your letters or buy the materials and send yourself.Step 5: Find a service that allows you to skip trace the returned mailers.
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18 January 2018 | 15 replies
My seller financed offers are very broad stroke and generic with a Letter of Intent (LOI).I offer 3 scenarios - 1) cash out (lowest price), closing in 45-60 days.Or 2) seller financing (10-20% down, market rates, $x/mo pmt) at cash out price + about 10%, closing in 14 days or when they choose.
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8 May 2018 | 8 replies
Good timing and a stroke of luck got me a 422% ROI!
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15 August 2017 | 13 replies
Now- believe me this, when I started I had a separate line for my tenants (still do), when that phone rang my stomach would drop- how I did not have a stroke I don't know.
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27 January 2023 | 70 replies
Others tend to freak out about the seasonality, lol -- Different strokes for different folks!
14 May 2018 | 34 replies
@Sharon Powell @Tom Gimer @Mike Cumbie and othersPlease remember, this is not a site to benefit realtors or to stroke realtor's egos.
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16 October 2022 | 73 replies
The purpose of an LLC is liability protection not ego stroking.
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15 October 2016 | 5 replies
While employed use the 150K (split in half) and buy 2 SFR, TH or Duplex leverage (75K down stroke / leverage about 40-60%), then you have some cash flow. with a bank loan as rates are low and fixed.