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13 November 2024 | 8 replies
Quote from @Teonia Riley: Quote from @Crystal Smith: Quote from @Teonia Riley: Hi, I’m a newbie, buying first property but in need of advice.
13 November 2024 | 4 replies
I understand nobody has a crystal ball, but any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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11 November 2024 | 16 replies
Quote from @Grayson Grzybowski: @Crystal SmithThank you for taking the time to provide your insight on the questions I have asked.For your introductory statement, I understand this is how debt should be used. 1) I have already went out of my way to ask for as high of a limit as I can just to have it on stand by. 2) I am trying to build value into our home to increase the equity faster so I can utilize it as leverage in time. 3) I have already reached out to a lot of different investors and have their terms & conditions at hand.
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10 November 2024 | 2 replies
Quote from @Crystal Harris: In February 2024, I purchased a tax lien from Nassau County NY.
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5 December 2024 | 554 replies
So you are telling me you have a crystal ball?
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7 November 2024 | 13 replies
It may be a difficult game to get into in 20 years, yet many will find a way and the cycle will continue, so long as the US is still standing.Ultimately, none of us has a crystal ball, we can only look at history.Conversations like these have been going on since the dawn of man and will continue.
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31 October 2024 | 24 replies
We don't have an instruction manual, crystal ball to the future, or a road map with guaranteed outcomes.
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1 November 2024 | 48 replies
@Crystal DirbaEverything you mentioned that you do, that’s on the list.
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24 October 2024 | 7 replies
And as rates, economic sentiment, politics and seasonality shift in the 3 to 6 months to get market ready it can change by 20- 50k so a little bit of Crystal ball is needed.Best of luck.
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23 October 2024 | 8 replies
Do you have a plan about how you want to start in your investing journey or you're still trying to crystallize that?