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23 June 2020 | 53 replies
My passion was to use & manipulate REI to escape that drudgery.You can't buy time!!!
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26 October 2021 | 380 replies
Look, I'm not saying everything is great grand and groovy, what I am saying is stop with the polarized extremism and manipulation and distortions, be fair and accurate.
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5 September 2019 | 80 replies
It could also be get a read on you if whether you will be malleable and they can manipulate you.
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29 December 2020 | 238 replies
It's called "The Hands-Off Investor: An insider's guide to investing in passive real estate syndications"I'll show new and experienced passive investors how to find and screen syndication sponsors and investment opportunities, along with a healthy dose of advanced real estate investment analysis (so that passive investors can spot when sponsors are manipulating projections).The book is written, and now in round two of editing.
9 July 2019 | 59 replies
I'm a promoter by nature and make my sales by promoting products I believe in and letting the products basically sell themselves.I'm not aggressive, pushy or manipulative so "sales" have never been my thing.I was also used to being creative with how I served people (I don't fit well in a box) and there really is NO room for creativity with a license, because the licensed world is heavily regulated and monitored.
12 November 2015 | 20 replies
Manipulation like this will cause more problems than you need.My best advice is to become genuinely interested in people, be fair and prompt.Frank
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24 December 2023 | 23 replies
Wholesalers can (and a lot DO) get away with a lot more manipulation and hiding details.
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26 April 2016 | 6 replies
If you are putting in more cash each month than you take out it is negative no matter how you manipulate the numbers.
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26 February 2021 | 213 replies
One had a temp job in a pension compliance department of a bank."
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10 February 2022 | 170 replies
When I type all this out, it sounds manipulative and like I’m a fear monger but really, at least from NSTD book, I’ve had less emotional fights and far more discussion just by being aware of what and how I present information.