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21 March 2013 | 32 replies
Elizaveta VoloboevaThis is a very difficult perspective for new players to understand, and makes for excellent discussion.
16 January 2014 | 26 replies
I'd also check the ads and find the real players and see if they'd let you do some ridealongs.
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22 February 2023 | 255 replies
Like in baseball, other players need to speak up, and some are, about how steroid and PED cheats like Alex Rodriguez taint the game, hurt them professionally and financially and that the game needs to be clean.
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27 March 2021 | 2 replies
The problem will be getting full ownership once those mature - I've interviewed some lawyers, but it's a small town with only a handful of players, and I don't have much volume to really "wedge" my way into those relationships.
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26 September 2019 | 39 replies
then I read almost every post on here regarding TKs, spoke to most of the bigger players on the phone but was never comfortable pulling the trigger for all the reasons most people mention.. most importantly, I don't want to be involved in any decision on the investment after I have made it..
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8 June 2016 | 2 replies
I love my profession, and I appreciate dentistry as a gateway to comprehensive well-being, but I'm ready to step out of the lifestyle of Poor Dad, and narrow down into my dream-- to become a successful wholesaler and a valuable resource for other players in the real-estate business.
17 April 2021 | 1 reply
YUp its a well known business model.advertise on SM TV Radiocome to free one hour eventpay for 2k 3 day course up sell hard.pay 30k for the full course. its how the industry works.. not all but all of the big players follow the exact same script.
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27 May 2013 | 6 replies
Yes, definitely listen to the podcast, they are great loads of info.Join your local REIA, find out who are the real players and see what you can do to bring them find deals.I have to second Ned on the Michael Quarles #56 its over the top.
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6 June 2013 | 4 replies
A big player doing this is McDonald.
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25 June 2013 | 12 replies
In the game Monopoly, more serious players mortgage any properties they don't plan to build houses on.