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18 March 2015 | 9 replies
I am thrilled to be getting into something I have always wanted to learn about, and I look forward to speaking, discussing, and maybe even working with many of you.Shane Odom
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23 February 2021 | 16 replies
To gamble on appreciation like many are doing in Dallas here now.
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23 June 2020 | 53 replies
That's a thrill.
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20 August 2017 | 26 replies
You know that you'd be taking a gamble with this purchase though.
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13 November 2018 | 20 replies
And then there's the thrill of wondering how long you will have to carry a property before you actually get any money from it.
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26 October 2021 | 380 replies
We do NOT have the same crazy system on mortgage-backed securities we had in 08/09, or to be more accurate the Jenga stack of gambles is not built in a way as it was.
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30 September 2021 | 321 replies
Who is going back to the casinos other than your hardcore gambling attic.
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15 May 2017 | 66 replies
I've never been a gambler, but a calculated risk shouldn't be seen as gambling.
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3 September 2013 | 19 replies
Most people would've stopped there , but I ended up researching a good probate attorney and offered to absorb the attorney fees under the condition that they provide the attorney with EVERYTHING he needed and provide their full cooperation.They were thrilled with the offer and we are now moving along.Hopefully you see the pattern here which is persistence and an unwavering will to always find a way to blow through any obstacles will be the key.Not all deals are easy..but the difficult ones provide much valued education.Jimmy
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17 October 2018 | 57 replies
I take risks, I do not gamble on appreciation.