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21 January 2013 | 26 replies
Coming in unknown, announcing that you are "revolutionizing" the industry, and asking a thinly disguised leading "question" so you can promote your business is an obvious ploy most experienced members see through.If you do have knowledge of the hard money lending industry, taking your time to answer questions, providing unbiased information and sharing your knowledge will go a much longer way to promoting your company than your current "non" participation.
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7 February 2013 | 2 replies
Apparently on January 18th, Fannie and Freddie announced changes to title transfer requirements.
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12 February 2013 | 9 replies
Then one day I noticed his son buy a property (same name announced when they won the bid) So I said these are the guys i need to speak with.
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15 February 2013 | 37 replies
Today I'm happy to announce that another BiggerPockets member has graciously joined the BP Moderating Team to help us better moderate and manage the communityKaren Margrave (Previously known as "Karen M.") is an active real estate developer in Southern California.
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16 January 2014 | 3 replies
A new Whole Foods was recently announced in a neighborhood surrounded by blighted and vacant properties.
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28 March 2014 | 11 replies
Recently, a Whole Foods was announced in a low income area - very interesting!
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27 July 2017 | 24 replies
The next event will probably be announced here soon.
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24 January 2014 | 3 replies
I heard from a very well-informed mortgage broker that Fannie Mae was reportedly very close to announcing a bump in their property limit from 10 to 12.
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28 January 2014 | 10 replies
(Google it, event announcements are not allowed in the forum.)
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30 January 2014 | 13 replies
After a few too many special "lunch meeting" where the company announces,"everyone in this room still has a job, everyone else..." sort of speeches.