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31 May 2023 | 13 replies
:)Hope you found a needle in the haystack!
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2 June 2023 | 2 replies
Soliciting on social media is basically trying to find a needle in a haystack - you can probably find a listing or two but the amount of time and energy and resources you put into it is just not worth it.
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18 May 2023 | 11 replies
There can always be exceptions and deals around, but it is more like the needle in the haystack than the normal find.I think it is often a better single guy strategy than for married couples especially with kids, unless your wife is 110% on board with the idea and can see the dream at the end of the tunnel.
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9 April 2023 | 50 replies
Hi Kris,If you believe you are looking for a needle in a haystack maybe this zip is not for you.If you believe you can find a needle in a haystack, maybe this zip is for you.Good Luck!
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10 October 2019 | 36 replies
You can keep trying to find a needle in the haystack ( a good deals on MLS) but it is an uphill battle, as you're finding out.
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26 December 2021 | 20 replies
You are hoping for a needle in a haystack most likely and then trying to shift the blame to the agent not the market.
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27 June 2023 | 7 replies
However, although I never completed a transaction, I spent three months trying to close a homeowner in pre-foreclosure and It was like finding a needle in a haystack.
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7 June 2023 | 18 replies
I plan on putting a lot of offers out there for MLS properties, and will hopefully find a needle in a hay stack.
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12 July 2023 | 7 replies
Its tough finding good deals and you'll need to put in a lot of work doing your own marketing, finding the needle in the haystack on the MLS, or through networking (wholesalers, agents, other investors, etc).
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19 June 2023 | 17 replies
When looking for low interest, low price, and low down payment, you are looking for a needle in the haystack.