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29 August 2019 | 7 replies
You have to consistently follow up in a meaningful way and you will get deals.
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24 January 2020 | 12 replies
How can a lender give any kind of meaningful commitment to anything without the property being in place?
4 October 2019 | 7 replies
You have to consistently follow up in a meaningful way and you will get deals.
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17 August 2018 | 11 replies
As soon as you have your design info, go back to the fire marshal with your building plan before you start working on it and make sure you get at least his verbal approval.You buy investment property in a community like East Pittsburgh, you should be looking to build a meaningful personal relationship with the fire marshal and all the borough officials you can find to shake hands with, and it's going to take time.
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10 June 2019 | 137 replies
Recapture that private spark?
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2 December 2015 | 15 replies
What sparked my interest in REI was reading Robert Kiyosaki books a few months ago, which led me to seek more knowledge/education on the industry.
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19 September 2015 | 13 replies
It is my goal to synergize real estate investing with real estate sales to go out on my own and create a meaningful business opportunity.
18 March 2014 | 9 replies
My interest sparked more and I decided to download the Bigger Pockets Beginner's Guide.
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25 July 2016 | 3 replies
Hey Bigger Pockets, I found the site from the podcast. Which I enjoy listening to for tips and inspiration and reminders of stuff I know but often forget. I got into real estate in 2010 as an agent. I am still an age...
27 June 2016 | 3 replies
One day, there was a spark of inspiration and interests in the real estate industry when I read Rich Dad Poor Dad on how an inexperienced man flipped his life from rags to riches by flipping foreclosed houses.