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4 June 2024 | 0 replies
What is your favorite metric (CoC, IRR, ROI, etc.) you are using when comparing your real estate investments to the stock market (or other more passive investment vehicles)?
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2 June 2024 | 37 replies
what are your favorite interior paints?
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4 June 2024 | 2 replies
Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you. 2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts!
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4 June 2024 | 9 replies
This used to be my favorite quote back when I worked for a contractor!
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4 June 2024 | 2 replies
Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you. 2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts!
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4 June 2024 | 3 replies
Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you. 2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts!
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3 June 2024 | 1 reply
What has been some of your favorite conferences surrounding any of these topics; real estate, professional development or finances?
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4 June 2024 | 10 replies
Check out my personal favorite, Set For Life by Scott Trench , or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey.3.
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3 June 2024 | 0 replies
Over the years I became more and more involved with some of those people and as an adult started taking them to lunch to "pick their brain" (Not my favorite term but you get the point).One of these Gentlemen I have continued to meet with and give him updates on my business.
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3 June 2024 | 5 replies
Thomas Sewell is one of my all time favorite economists.