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31 January 2011 | 14 replies
Spoon feeding her deals and commission"If you feel your agent doesn't bring value to the table than cut them loose and do it on your own.My neighbor across the street is an engineer and refers to brokers/agents as "blood sucking vampires".Great if he feels that way.I feel he is way overpaid for what he does as well.So people will many times look at things through a different filter depending on what side of the fence they are on.Dual agency along with buyer rebates are against the law in some states.So when people are posting things it is best to check with your state about what is or is not acceptable.In my database I have about a thousand investors.I work with only a select few on a daily basis and the rest are deal driven meaning if I have the property and they have cash we do the transaction.Some want a relationship and some don't.I would express to the agent what you expect for the fee.You can't expect from someone what you don't tell them you want.Then if they don't rise to your expectations you have been clear and make the break with a clear conscious.
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29 August 2016 | 19 replies
When you say, “That isn’t going to happen to you,†shake your head side-to–side, expressing the no/negative bodily mannerism.REI Statement: “Another positive factor is you won’t have any of the monthly costs that add up while waiting for the right buyer to come along with the right offer, and have that buyer be one who can actually follow through on the purchase.â€I am communicating three items in this statement that are important: •One, I am the right buyer. •Two, I can follow through with the purchase. •Three, that my offer is the right offer.
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13 April 2011 | 84 replies
Originally posted by Mike M:Originally posted by Travis:jack and jill each pick 5 apples, half of the apples are rotten. how many are rotten1/2(5+5)You would not write it that way, you would write it like this:.5(5+5)its just a different way to express a number, has no effect on the outcome of the problem‎48÷2(9+3)48/2(9+3)24(9+3)48/2(18/2+3)96/4(27/3+9/3)all the same problem.
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17 June 2011 | 98 replies
I use my 2003 Chevy Cargo Express van exclusively for rental activities.
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8 September 2011 | 32 replies
I've yet to see anyone on here who has the experience and ability to do so make a concious decision to help others or agree and express an interest in offering to assist someone else who does not know the industry well; even if the the person who offers the assistance specify to the new person any terms of agreement to take the newbie under his/her wings.
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9 July 2012 | 17 replies
We would take braver actions, we would express ourselves in a bigger way every day.
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5 October 2011 | 9 replies
Certainly there are issues of seasoning and such however that knowledge and the work around is expressed all over this forum..
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6 October 2011 | 10 replies
I agree with David...There is an expression that goes "You are what you think you are" and that statement very much applies to real estate investing.
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15 December 2011 | 38 replies
Dont be shy about expressing your decision to be a real estate investor.
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23 February 2012 | 140 replies
We are working through our list and will be in contact with those people who have expressed interest when we get to them.